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This role will provide technical support to production, customers, suppliers, and internal teams while developing and maintaining efficient processes that meet customer and industry requirements.\n\nJob Duties:\nEstablish, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes, standards, and procedures.\nReview customer requirements and specifications to determine manufacturing capabilities.\nProvide technical and metallurgical support to customers and internal teams.\nSupport production by troubleshooting process issues and ensuring material meets requirements.\nInvestigate nonconforming material, customer complaints, and root causes, implementing corrective actions.\nSupport continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives.\nWork with Production and Maintenance to improve equipment utilization and material routing.\nMonitor and maintain pyrometry standards for production furnaces.\nSupport capital projects and new product development initiatives.\nDevelop and manage trial processes for new customer products.\nPerform metallographic analysis and statistical process monitoring as needed.\nProvide technical support to raw material and outside processing suppliers.\nQualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering/Science, or related field.\nExperience working in an AS9100 and NADCAP certified environment.\nMetals processing experience required.\nExperience working with Nickel, Titanium, and/or Cobalt materials required.\nKnowledge of thermal processing, cold working, and metal processing.\nExperience with process optimization and statistical methods.\n#INC1","company":"Sterling Engineering","rawCompany":"sterling engineering","city":"Elgin","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-06T13:00:42.059Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"331110","title":"Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing","slug":"iron-and-steel-mills-and-ferroalloy-manufacturing"},{"code":"423510","title":"Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers","slug":"metal-service-centers-and-other-metal-merchant-wholesalers"},{"code":"331410","title":"Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining","slug":"nonferrous-metal-except-aluminum-smelting-and-refining"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Process Engineer (Metallurgy)","description":"Title: Process Engineer\nLocation: Elgin, IL 60123\nHire Type: Direct Hire\nSchedule: Full-Time, Onsite\nIndustry: Metals Manufacturing\nSalary: $70k-$80k/yr.\n\nWe are seeking a Process Engineer to support manufacturing processes, metallurgical operations, and continuous improvement within a specialty metals manufacturing environment. 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