ARTAZN - R&D - Applications Engineer (Metals)

ARTAZN LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of zinc strip and applied zinc products. Headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee, we are the largest North American producer of solid zinc strip and zinc-based products, and one of the largest in the world. For over a century, ARTAZN™’s craftsmen and visionaries have fueled innovative solutions and a manufacturing process centered around maximizing the transformative properties of zinc. ARTAZN™ is one of the leading coin blank manufacturers, with 300 billion coins released into circulation, and also supplies for customers in the automotive, architectural, building, cathodic protection and specialty industries.

ARTAZN™ is committed to: always being customer first; responding to client needs with innovative, high-quality solutions that are efficient and reliable; creating value through performance.

R&D Applications Engineer (Metals) – Greeneville, TN

Reporting directly to the President of the organization, the R&D Applications Engineer is responsible for the conceptualization and innovation of new products including scaling to manufacturing level. This position will oversee and operate a set of sub-scale equipment dedicated to the development of new zinc-based alloys and process development. Equipment includes a melting furnace, a caster, a rolling mill, an optical electronic microscope plus a variety of metallography equipment used to analyze and characterize material properties.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Innovation of new materials for zinc alloys and zinc based products, or processes to enable new products in coinage, cathodic protection, and industrial - automotive fuse, building and construction, and architectural products.
• Lead the identification of new properties for zinc based products or processes for 1) alloying and forming zinc, or 2) electroplating of coinage type products.
• Scaling of new products or processes into the manufacturing realm, ensuring the clear hand off of critical parameters and processing required to achieve functional product in a reliable manner.
• Cross functional leadership of New Product Development group members (process engineers, quality, sales, purchasing, program management, etc.) to assist in the facilitation of the above functions.
• Interface with potential customers to better understand their needs and convey our capabilities in a clear manner.
• Assist ancillary groups such as manufacturing, marketing and sales as needed to provide a technical perspective in that area.
• Develop, create, and test new potential zinc alloys in the alloy development lab.
• Collaborate with coinage lab on product and process improvements for zinc and steel based coins.
• Present lab development results internally at Artazn, and periodically to our customers.
• Attend trade shows and conferences to gain increased knowledge of zinc and electroplating, and to develop network of peers.

Education / Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a relevant engineering field (Master’s degree a plus)
• 5+ years’ experience in product development (preferably metals)
• Metallurgical background highly preferred
• Experience working in a heavy manufacturing environment (metals)
• Experience in quality systems
• Strong knowledge of chemistry and chemical safety related to metals and metal manufacturing

Specifics

• Competitive Salary & bonus potential
• Competitive Benefits Package
• 401K with Match
• PTO / Corporate Holidays