Summary

Metallurgists are responsible for technical direction and research execution related to work in new alloy design, processing and property optimization, microstructure quantification, root cause analysis for a manufacturing improvement, and metallurgy-based service & repair work. Your primary responsibility in this job will be to provide technical leadership in projects focusing on alloy composition, microstructure, processing and performance relationships. Join us and help develop materials for the future in Energy Transition!

Essential Responsibilities:

As a Senior Scientist - Metallurgy, you will:

• Provide technical development across the organization through effective coaching/mentoring.
• Author program proposals to external agencies that align with GE Vernova technology roadmaps
• Foster a multidisciplinary and inclusive team environment
• Participate in technology road mapping and competitive assessment to drive new technology programs.
• Perform all work in accordance with EHS guidelines.
• Participate in the shaping, cultivation and execution of government contracts.
• Conduct research in an interdisciplinary team environment involving new alloy design, process optimization, property optimization, root cause analysis for processing and manufacturing improvements, and metallurgy-based service & repair work for a variety of metallic materials systems.
• Provide expertise to resolve technical challenges across GE Vernova organization.
• Work across organizations, including interfacing with external agencies, GE businesses and universities on project definition, technical approach and execution.
• Share project progress internally and externally through oral presentations, written reports, and as appropriate through external and internal publications to GE Vernova Research, GE businesses, senior leadership teams, government agencies, and professional societies.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Desire and flexibility to contribute to projects across metallurgy portfolio, including but not limited Al, Ti, Fe, Ni, Co, and tefractory based material systems.
• PhD in Metallurgy, Materials Science & Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience.
• Experience in the utilization of advanced characterization techniques (i.e. SEM, TEM, XRD), to understand the structure, processing and performance relationships of metallic materials systems. Examples include Ni-superalloys, Co alloys, Titanium alloys and Refractory alloy systems
• Must be 18 years or older.
• You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at www.gecareers.com to be considered.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Ability to work across all functions/levels as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills in a global team environment.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in the metallurgy of materials with the focus on high temperature structural materials and materials made by additive manufacturing. This includes (but not limited to) heat treatment optimization and property-microstructure-mechanical performance understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced dynamic working environment.
• Expertise in the application of machine learning and AI-based tools to materials-focused outcomes.
• Experience in the use of high resolution characterization techniques (such as TEM) in materials development toward industrial research and development projects.
• Strong patent, presentation and publication record.
• Experience leading programs funded through government agencies.

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