Metallurgical engineer vs materials branch chief

Differences between metallurgical engineer and materials branch chief duties and responsibilities

Metallurgical engineer example responsibilities.

• Lead several independent, cross-functional projects and improve manufacturing quality, reduce cost, ensure environment are supported and FDA compliant.
• Perform maintenance on robots and CNC machines that include programming and touch-ups.
• Increase awareness, utilization, and cost reductions associate with FCAW for structural and pipeline applications.
• Monitor welding activities, perform visual weld inspections, coordinate vendor NDE services, and initiate required welding documentation.
• Modify existing visual inspection and introduce new NDE methods to ensure up-to-date inspection technology and techniques are used to improve production.
• Review process and materials specifications for FAA 121 and FAA 145 certifications.
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Materials branch chief example responsibilities.

• Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
• Analyze DOD and other government agency organizational logistic requirements with respect to mission requirements.
• Provide technical and functional guidance and project oversight to implement command wide administrative tracking and collaboration system network and server infrastructure.
• Direct all operations and resolutions to concerns regarding firefighting apparatuses and the properstorage of firefighting equipment.
• Invent thin film optical radiation transducers for IR scene projection devices using novel tune cavity absorber/emitter coating designs.