Arconic is currently in search of
Technician - Surface and Pretreatment to join our
Technology Center Team based in
New Kensington, PA.
At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.
Job Summary:The Technician is responsible for supporting surface and pretreatment technology development with application across Arconic’s processes including casting, rolling, extrusion, etc. This role is part of our Research & Development team and will conduct bench-top, pilot, and plant-scale experiments in support of R&D projects and operations, focused on surface treatments and coating of aluminum products across the automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets.
In this role, you will:- 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.