Materials Engineer

Materials Engineer

Job Locations

US-IN-Indianapolis

ID

2025-17566

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Materials Engineer at the Materials Lab embedded within the Rolls Royce manufacturing facility. This role will provide technical assistance to the Rolls Royce customer and Element co-workers, with focus on quality, standardization, and continuous improvement. Element is driving toward achieving a NADCAP quality system accreditation. All job duties and functions support accreditation efforts.

Salary : $65,000 - $85,000.00 yearly DOE

Responsibilities

• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Perform sample preparation steps of section, mount, grind, and polish metallurgical test specimens following laboratory procedures published by customer and relevant industry specifications including ASTM E3
• Perform Tensile, Rockwell Hardness and Microhardness tests per ASTM E8 / A370, ASTM E18 and ASTM E384.
• Perform metallurgical evaluations and issue reports. Evaluations include grain size per ASTM E112, intergranular attack / oxidation per ASTM F2111, traditional / abusive machining evaluation, SEM / EDS analysis of debris and contamination, coating and plating thickness, and others.
• Perform weekly and monthly sieve analysis of media for production department.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives including 5S and preventative maintenance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to lab technicians and requestors.
• Meet and interact with Rolls Royce requesters to define evaluation processes and techniques.
• Review existing procedures for accuracy and compliance to NADCAP standards

Skills / Qualifications

Required :

4 Year Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering

2+ years of experience with metallurgical testing in a laboratory environment

Proficient in Microsoft office products

Preferred :

NADCAP or ISO quality system exposure or experience

Aerospace industry exposure or experience

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Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 6,500 brilliant minds operating from 200 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following : age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.