Senior Technician, Surface and Pretreatment

We are seeking a Senior Technician to support surface and pretreatment technology development at our Technology Center in New Kensington, PA. The role will involve conducting experiments, analyzing data, and providing input to project managers and engineers to support process development and technical evaluations.

Requirements

• Conduct chemical, electrochemical, and mechanical surface finishing operations at bench and pilot scale
• Prepare, transfer, and safely handle chemicals, including acids and bases
• Conduct surface treatment and coating performance evaluations
• Collect, analyze, and organize experimental data to support process development, technical evaluations, and decision-making
• Provide input, such as technical data analysis, to project managers/engineers/supervisor as part of project planning and scoping
• Develop and document Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions
• Produce and evaluate bonding samples for automotive and aerospace material qualifications and process development according to the relevant specifications
• Execute a variety of surface and coating tasks including batch surface treatment, surface tension measurements, bench top draw down coating application, and others
• Travel to Arconic and customer plants, on an as-needed basis, to support implementation and troubleshooting of related processes
• Provide verbal and written reporting to project managers and supervisor

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Development opportunities
• Culture that values and rewards employees