Sr Engineer Materials Science

About Kennametal With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc.

delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions.

Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency.

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Job Title: Senior Materials Science Engineer Location: Latrobe, PA Position Responsibilities Sr Engineer Grade Development * Lead Grade Development projects with some supervision following Kennametal's stage gate process.

* Substantially plan and execute global R&D projects as a Project Leader or Team Member.

* Interact with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, and Customers on a global basis to grow Kennametal's market share in metal cutting tools.

Provide ideas for optimizing the materials portfolio on request.

* Substantially prepare and evaluate experimental materials through metal cutting and analytical materials testing.

Summarize results and conclude findings to present to technical project team.

* Substantially manage scale-up products into manufacturing and assist with commercial launch of the product collaborating and guiding manufacturing and marketing teams.

* Grow understanding of material characteristics and properties important for various metal cutting applications and support sales and customers jointly with application and/or product guidance.

* Visit key customers to evaluate their machining needs and field test newly developed products.

* Support optimization of cutting tool materials portfolio through product lifecycle management.

Position Requirements * BS or Masters degree (preferred) in Materials Science, Engineering or related field.

* Strong communication and project leadership skills.

* Prefer experience in cemented carbides, PCD/PcBN based superhard materials, or PVD/CVD coatings.

* Basic understanding of metal cutting applications (e.g.

turning, milling, drilling) and tool wear mechanisms are a plus.

* Familiarity with cutting tool design, cutting tool manufacturing, or materials analysis techniques can be instrumental.

* All applicants must have strong communication and project leadership skills, be well versed in PC software applications, and exhibit excellent oral and written technical communication skills.

Competencies Required: Performance Driven, Leadership, Communication, Practical Judgment and Disciplined Problem Solving, Initiative, Intelligence, Analytical skills, Creativity & Innovation, Enthusiasm, Ambition, Teamwork, and Customer Focus.