Modeling Systems Engineer

Summary

TIMET OVERVIEW

Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) offers a full range of titanium products including ingot and slab forging billet and mill forms. TIMET is vertically integrated capable of making its own titanium 2011 more than 75 percent of TIMETs sales were to aerospace and defense end markets. TIMET operates seven primary melting or mill facilities in Henderson Nevada; Toronto Ohio; Morgantown Pennsylvania; Vallejo California; Witton England; Waunarlwydd Wales; and Ugine France and employs approximately 2750 December 2012 TIMET was acquired by Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC). PCC is a worldwide diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace power and general industrial markets. PCC is a publicly-traded corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol PCP) and a member of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500. PCC had fiscal year 2013 sales of approximately $8.4 billion and currently has approximately 28000 employees in more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries and 30 U.S. states.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for coordinating TIMETs global deformation modeling efforts driving effective use of simulation tools participating with PCC businesses in a wide range of ICME activities and representing TIMET and PCC in external ICME and related computational simulation activities.

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Essential Functions

Development and application of advanced computational methods relating to manufacture of titanium and other non ferrous metal products

Development/assessment of microstructure prediction tools

Development of ICME methodologies for use in TIMETs businesses with specific focus on prediction of mechanical properties

Validation of simulation tools

Development and Management of TIMETs internal databases relating to modeling

Representing TIMET in PCCs modeling teams/forums

Representing TIMET with software vendors

Provision of computer modeling services as part of TIMETs global modeling team with focus on providing advanced support to the plant based users of software:

Metallurgical support to operations and customers as required.

Additional Responsibilities

Experience with numerical modeling methods and deformation modeling required (especially DEFORM).

Knowledge of the principles of metallurgical phase transformations grain growth etc would be a significant advantage.

Experience in the use of software used to predict phase diagrams would be desirable.

Working knowledge of titanium metallurgy (preferred but not mandatory) and metal working operations desirable.

Commitment to Supply Chain Improvement and Customer Focus

Strong facilitation communication and presentation skills.

The ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.

Qualifications

Competencies

Sound grasp of the underlying physical principle relating to deformation

Strong interpersonal skills.

Good verbal and writing skills particularly technical reports and presentations.

Analytical and creative thinking and ability to clearly communicate such ideas/concepts.

Strong Mathematical skills.

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Education and Experience

PhD in a metals or materials discipline with an emphasis on the development and/or use of computational method or a Masters degree in a metals or materials discipline (preferred) with minimum 2 years of industrial experience in the area of deformation modeling.

Experience with deformation modeling of aerospace materials with titanium experience preferred.

Industrial experience with application of modeling desirable but not mandatory

Special Skills

Ability and desire to work in a 24 hour per day 7 day per week fast paced manufacturing environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong leadership and analytical skills

Ability to effectively communicate and interact with all organization levels

Additional Notes

Ability to work weekend and holidays as required. Some travel required

Physical Dimensions

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand walk reach with hands and arms and climb. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts fumes or airborne particles risk of electrical shock and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.