Lead Engineer

- Location :Chennai
- Req ID :29170
- Job Responsibilities- Develop and Optimize Hard facing Consumables
- Collaborate to design formulation of hard facing wires, fluxes, and overlay solutions tailored to industry‑specific wear and impact conditions.
- Conduct lab‑scale and shop‑floor trials to establish welding parameters, validate deposition behavior, and verify performance targets (hardness, dilution, wear resistance, crack resistance, and operational reliability).
- Perform metallurgical testing including microstructure evaluation, hardness mapping, dilution measurement, and wear testing.
- Document all development outcomes for internal reviews, qualification requirements, and customer approvals.
- Competitive Landscape & Benchmarking
- Analyze competitor consumables and overlay technologies through testing and performance benchmarking.
- Identify portfolio gaps and collaborate with global R&D; teams to define and execute product improvement or new product development initiatives.
- Application Engineering & Field‑Driven Improvements
- Support field tests, analyze performance data, and refine solutions using Lincoln Electric’s latest global innovations.
- Manufacturing Scale‑Up & Production Readiness




- Support the transition of new consumables from R&D; into full‑scale manufacturing.
- Job Requirements- Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, or related field.
- Strong background in alloy design, heat treatment, microstructural analysis, and wear mechanisms.
- Proficiency in metallurgical characterization tools and techniques.
- Ability to design experiments, interpret data, and document technical findings clearly.
- Robust teamwork, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting scale‑up or production troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of global product qualification and customer approval processes.
- Performance Metrics
- Speed and effectiveness of new consumable development cycles.
- Product performance vs. internal and competitive benchmarks.
- Successful implementation of hard facing solutions in the field.
- Quality and completeness of documentation for manufacturing scale‑up.
- Collaboration effectiveness with global R&D; and local manufacturing teams.

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📌 Lead Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 The Lincoln Electric
📍 Chennai