Materials Engineer - Ceramics / Piezoelectric Manufacturing

Benefits: Health insurance Opportunity for advancement Paid time off Relocation bonus Vision insurance 401(k) matching Dental insurance PZT / Ceramic Materials Engineer Location: Bellefonte, PA (on-site) | Type: [Direct hire, full-time] About the Opportunity A market-leading manufacturer of specialty piezoelectric ceramics — in business since 1979, serving defense, medical, automotive, and commercial markets — is adding a materials engineer to support its textured ceramic program and PZT production. This is a hands-on role in a vertically integrated facility where you own work from powder through finished device, with exposure to advanced piezoceramic development alongside a nearby university research lab. What You'll Do Support development and scale-up of the textured ceramic program, bridging lab-scale process work into production Provide day-to-day materials and process engineering support to PZT production: powder processing, milling, calcination, forming, and sintering Troubleshoot process and yield issues on the floor; drive root-cause analysis and corrective action Characterize materials and finished devices using SEM/ESEM, EDS, and complementary techniques; interpret and report results Support post-sinter operations including electroding and poling, and evaluate dielectric and piezoelectric properties against spec Develop, document, and maintain SOPs, process parameters, and work instructions in an ISO 9001:2015 environment Partner with production, quality, and engineering on new product introduction and customer-specific formulations [Contribute to customer- and government-funded development programs, including technical documentation and data reporting] What You Need BS in Materials Science & Engineering, Ceramic Engineering/Science, or a closely related field (Ceramics, Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Solid State/Applied Physics, Chemistry with solid-state emphasis) 3+ years of relevant experience; strong internship, co-op, or undergraduate research in ceramics processing will be considered in place of full-time experience Hands-on experience with ceramic powder processing — milling, slurry preparation, casting or pressing, binder burnout, sintering Familiarity with piezoelectric materials (PZT, PMN-PT, PMN-PZ-PT, barium titanate) strongly preferred Working knowledge of materials characterization: SEM/ESEM, EDS, XRD, particle size analysis Comfortable in a hands-on production environment with lab and hazard safety awareness Clear technical writing and documentation skills Nice to Have Experience with textured or templated grain growth ceramics Tape casting and thin-film ceramic fabrication Dielectric and piezoelectric property measurement (d33, impedance analysis, poling) Statistical analysis, DOE, Six Sigma or Lean exposure MATLAB, SolidWorks, or computational materials modeling Compensation: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year InterAction24 is a dynamic force in talent acquisition and workforce solutions, specializing in project-based deliverables that drive business success. 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