R&D Engineer

Seco Tools is a people's company in the machining business – characterized by a genuine interest in our customers’ success, an inclusive family spirit and personal commitment. Are you eager to challenge your knowledge and develop together with us? Then we’re eager to meet you!
R&D is the soul of our work, as we deliver high-end products and solutions to our customers worldwide. Joining us, you get to work with an outstanding team of engaged and proficient colleagues, in a diverse setting where collaboration and flexibility really matter. Fairness, equal opportunities, and an all-inclusive approach always pervades our actions, but we also have our eyes set on revolutionary ideas and bold creativity. Do you share our attitude for innovation? Please apply and contribute to shaping the future of our industry!

About the job
In this role, you will secure a well-functioning diamond coating process, including pretreatment. You have close contact with the rest of the solid milling team and collaborate with the coating department, the product development engineers, product line, application engineers, production technology, and your other internal stakeholders. You’re using SEM, FTIR, XRF, and LOM regularly, doing measurements and interpretation of results.
This position is in Reynoldsville (USA), and your team is spread out globally, so the job includes some planned travel.

About you
You hold a master's or PhD degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry or adjacent combined with cemented carbide or coating knowledge, preferentially hard coatings. You have held previous R&D positions and have a background in wet chemistry, preferably tungsten chemistry. You have a good understanding of the CVD technology and are familiar with characterization techniques such as SEM, FTIR, XRF, and LOM, while knowledge of PVD and Raman are beneficial. Knowledge of aerospace, CFRP, CFRP machining is advantageous. As we work across borders and cultures, you need to be inclusive and communicate fluently in English.
We place great value on your personal qualities in this recruitment. We’re looking for a curious team player who´s eager to learn. You’re organized, systematic, and focused on driving improvements and securing a continuous well-functioning process. You are an open-minded and flexible person who embraces cultural differences and works in a constantly changing environment. Using your experience and drive, you push forward and take responsibility for our results, as well as for your development.

Our Seco culture
All Seco employees across the globe share our family spirit, along with a passion for our customers and a personal commitment to ensure success in everything we do. For us, it’s also clear that diversity and inclusion form an outstanding foundation for achieving great results. We invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences, and we highly value that perfect mix between work, family life and interests. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us and our products further.

Application
This position has an ongoing selection process, please send your application no later than June 12, 2022. Read more about Seco Tools and apply at www.secotools.com (Job ID: R0038374).

Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact recruiting manager:
Marta Saraiva, R&D Manager for Solid Milling, +46706165018


For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.

Recruitment Specialist
Johnny Sjöstrand
At Seco Tools we develop and offer advanced products & solutions that makes metal cutting easier. We work together with our customers to identify and implement the best solutions for their needs. The corporate culture empowers employees thru the shared values: Passion for our customers, Family Spirit, Personal commitment. Seco Tools has presence in more than 75 countries and employs about 4000 people.