Job Responsibilities

• Develop and Optimize Hard facing Consumables
  • Collaborate to design formulation of hard facing wires, fluxes, and overlay solutions tailored to industry‑specific wear and impact conditions.
  • Conduct lab‑scale and shop‑floor trials to establish welding parameters, validate deposition behavior, and verify performance targets (hardness, dilution, wear resistance, crack resistance, and operational reliability).
  • Perform metallurgical testing including microstructure evaluation, hardness mapping, dilution measurement, and wear testing.
  • Document all development outcomes for internal reviews, qualification requirements, and customer approvals.
• Competitive Landscape & Benchmarking
  • Analyze competitor consumables and overlay technologies through testing and performance benchmarking.
  • Identify portfolio gaps and collaborate with global R&D teams to define and execute product improvement or new product development initiatives.
  • Maintain a structured understanding of industry trends, material innovations, and emerging application requirements.
• Application Engineering & Field‑Driven Improvements
  • Work with customers, application engineers, and commercial teams to diagnose failure modes in steel caster rolls, wear plates, and other heavy‑industry components.
  • Translate application problems into hard facing consumable and process recommendations that improve service life, reduce cost, and enhance operational stability.
  • Support field tests, analyze performance data, and refine solutions using Lincoln Electric’s latest global innovations.
• Manufacturing Scale‑Up & Production Readiness
  • Support the transition of new consumables from R&D into full‑scale manufacturing.

Job Requirements

• Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, or related field.
  • Hands‑on experience with major welding processes (GMAW, FCAW, SAW, SMAW) and hard facing applications.
  • Strong background in alloy design, heat treatment, microstructural analysis, and wear mechanisms.
  • Proficiency in metallurgical characterization tools and techniques.
  • Ability to design experiments, interpret data, and document technical findings clearly.
  • Strong teamwork, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in welding consumable development or welding application engineering.
  • Exposure to steel mill, mining, or heavy‑fabrication wear applications.
  • Experience supporting scale‑up or production troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
  • Understanding of global product qualification and customer approval processes.
• Performance Metrics
  • Speed and effectiveness of new consumable development cycles.
  • Product performance vs. internal and competitive benchmarks.
  • Successful implementation of hard facing solutions in the field.
  • Quality and completeness of documentation for manufacturing scale‑up.
  • Collaboration effectiveness with global R&D and local manufacturing teams.