Metallurgical Engineer - Minerals Technologies

Key Job Activities

• Plans and manages research, applications, and/or customer support efforts within or across industry segments.
• Coordinates both internal and external resources to meet project objectives.
• Recommends courses of action to demonstrate initial project feasibility, advance existing projects toward a stated goal, or solve technical or commercial issues, which may involve interfacing directly with customers.
• Responsible for expense control.
• Responsible for managing the completion of projects through others they may or may not supervise directly.
• Assists in determining staffing requirements and other project resource needs.
• May, at their discretion or project need, execute experiments themselves, but not required.
• Leads and promotes activities relating to key company initiatives: EHS, OE, Expense Reduction, and NPPD.
• Generates ideas for new technology development (i.e, NPPD) that support business growth plans.
• Promote business area through involvement with technical associations and presentations.
• Understands intellectual property landscape for area of specialty and actively submits invention disclosures to protect relevant developments.
• Reviews competing technologies and develops technologies to support business strategy.

Core Employee Competencies

• Promotes Safety
• Continuous Improvement
• Communicator
• Fast, Focused and Fundamental
• Informed
• Job knowledge
• Leadership
• Results Oriented
• Self-Management
• Critical Thinking
• Teamwork

Research and Development Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Creativity
• Analysis/Lab Operations
• Mechanical
• Project Management
• Presentation Skills
• Knowledge Management
• Design of Experiments
• Field Trials
• Report Writing/Documentation
• Patent and Technical Literature Awareness

Education /Experience/Language

BS in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science Engineering plus previous laboratory/field experience required.  Advanced degree (M.S., PhD) preferred. Speaks, reads, writes, and understands local language – and English.

Working knowledge of metal extraction methods from ores preferred.  Scientific research in this field also preferred.

Working knowledge of Group 2A Alkaline Earth Metals preferred

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel, sometimes frequently and/or for extended periods by air and car.
• Ability to perform physical and chemical experiments and tests in a laboratory, pilot plant, or plant setting
• Ability to operate a computer

Candidate must be a US Citizen.  This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

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