Senior Metallurgical Engineer

Job Description

VICTAULIC

Metallurgical Laboratory | Victaulic World Headquarters, Easton, PA

Full-Time | Engineering – Metallurgical Laboratory

This position is onsite at our World Headquarters in Easton, PA, with approximately 15% domestic or international travel.

Relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Immigration sponsorship is not provided for this position.

Victaulic, headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, is the global leader in mechanical pipe joining solutions, delivering advanced technologies and engineering services to address complex piping challenges faced by engineers, site owners and contractors. Since 1919, our innovative solutions have improved construction productivity and reduced risks, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. With over 6,000 employees spanning 50+ locations worldwide, our teams are dedicated to delivering advanced technologies and engineering expertise that address real-world challenges across a wide range of industries.

Our sustainable solutions, made from high quality, graded scrap steel, promote circular construction by making piping systems infinitely reconfigured and minimizing environmental impact. Today, our high-quality products are used in more than 140 countries, supporting some of the world's most critical and prestigious structures.

Our Metallurgical Laboratory provides the technical leadership and materials expertise that support manufacturing operations, product performance, and complex materials investigations across Victaulic's global operations.

At Victaulic, we're committed to constructing a better world for and with our people. Let's Build a Better World Together.

Our commitment to our people is built on four pillars:

• We build from within.
• We stand behind our people.
• We foster an environment for constant learning.
• We engineer change for a more stable and sustainable world.

We're looking for a Senior Metallurgical Engineer to join our Metallurgical Laboratory at Victaulic's World Headquarters in Easton, PA. In this hands-on, lab-focused role, you'll provide technical leadership and metallurgical expertise on failure analysis, corrosion, and materials investigations that support manufacturing, quality, and product engineering. You'll work closely with Product Engineering, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Global Supply Chain, and Operations, and serve as a senior technical authority and mentor within the lab. This is an opportunity to shape materials and process decisions that affect Victaulic's products worldwide.

• Lead advanced failure analysis investigations involving mechanical overload, fatigue, fracture, wear, and manufacturing-related defects
• Evaluate corrosion mechanisms affecting piping systems, including general, galvanic, pitting, crevice, MIC, erosion-corrosion, and stress corrosion cracking
• Develop root cause conclusions and support effective corrective and preventive actions
• Provide metallurgical and materials engineering support for manufacturing, quality, and product engineering functions
• Support welding and joining processes, including evaluation of weld quality, microstructures, and weld-related failures
• Partner with suppliers and manufacturing locations to support materials, processing, and performance challenges
• Operate metallurgical and analytical equipment including SEM, EDS, LIBS, and optical microscopy
• Evaluate and report mechanical properties, with particular emphasis on hardness and tensile properties
• Characterize and evaluate steels, cast iron, copper-based alloys, and other alloy systems
• Evaluate heat treatments, microstructures, phase transformations, coatings, and structure–property relationships
• Prepare clear, detailed technical documentation and reports
• Serve as a senior technical authority within the Metallurgical Laboratory and mentor laboratory technicians and less-experienced engineers
• Support continuous improvement of laboratory methods, material standards, and technical best practices

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of progressive metallurgical experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
• Strong background in piping systems, metallic materials, corrosion, and failure analysis
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with metallography, mechanical testing, SEM, EDS, and LIBS
• Familiarity with welding processes including MIG and TIG
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly through written reports and presentations
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 15% to support materials-related activities

• Master's degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science
• Experience with NACE / AMPP corrosion guidance and industry best practices relevant to oil and gas, fire protection, and industrial service environments
• Experience supporting casting, forging, machining, heat treatment, coating, or welding operations
• Familiarity with ASTM, AWWA, ISO, and AMPP/NACE standards
• Previous experience mentoring or technically guiding others

Build A Better Career

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives
• Career development programs and internal promotion pathways—we build from within
• Tuition reimbursement and continuous learning opportunities

Build A Better Future

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance

Build A Better You

• Paid time off, holidays, and flexible work arrangements where applicable
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness resources
• Relocation assistance for candidates relocating for this role
• Inclusive, team-oriented culture where people look out for one another

Build A Better World

Join a company whose products contribute to a safer, more sustainable built environment every day.

The base salary range for this position will be determined based on experience, qualifications, skills, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for the full benefits package described above.

Victaulic does not provide immigration sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, TN, or other work visa sponsorship) for this position. All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employer-sponsored immigration support now or in the future.

Victaulic is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic data, or other legally protected status. (Background checks may be required as part of our pre-employment process.)

All staffing agencies are strictly forbidden from directly contacting any Victaulic employees, except those within the Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. All communications, inquiries and candidate submissions must be routed through Victaulic's Human Resources/Talent Acquisition team. Non-compliance with this policy may result in the suspension of partnership, cancellation of the current contract, and/or the imposition of a mandatory probation period before any future business can resume. Additionally, non-compliance may lead to a permanent ban on future business. This policy ensures a streamlined and compliant recruitment process.

Let's Build a Better World Together.

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