Lead Researcher - Metallurgy at Veolia Environnement SA — Tomball, TX
Full-timeTomball, TXPosted 2026-07-21Apply on SmartRecruiters
Full job description
Bring your metallurgy and failure analysis expertise to a hands-on role where your work directly supports real-world reliability and materials decisions across water and hydrocarbon process systems.
What you’ll do
- Act as the technical go-to for metallurgical evaluations and materials selection, providing consulting support across the organization
- Execute and support failure analysis investigations, delivering clear findings under the direction of senior staff/management
- Perform corrosion analysis testing to determine root cause of failures in industrial water and hydrocarbon process systems
- Provide high-level technical input to Technology and Commercial teams when needed
- Train and supervise others on lab instrumentation and best practices
- Author and review SOPs, and drive method development, validation, and implementation
- Perform analyses in line with established SOPs and deliver work on schedule in a fast-paced environment
- Ensure data integrity and result quality through strict adherence to the Quality Management System
- Follow all EHS policies and procedures to keep the lab safe and compliant
Required qualifications
- BS in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science & Engineering (ABET-accredited)
- 3+ years of metallurgical laboratory experience (academic and/or industrial/commercial)
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Strong computer proficiency and comfort working in a high-volume environment
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects and manage priorities.
Preferred qualifications
- MS or PhD in Materials/Metallurgical Engineering (or related)
- EIT or PE registration
- 5+ years of metallurgical lab experience, including leading failure analysis investigations
- Broader analytical testing experience in industrial/commercial environments
- Experience working with tools and instrumentation such as: digital photography, saws/cut-off wheel, cleaning equipment, hardness testing, metallographic microscopes, SEM-EDXA, stereomicroscopes, micrometers, sample prep equipment, and related hand tools
- Experience implementing methods within an ISO 9001 (or similar) certified organization
- Experience using LabWare LIMS
- Experience performing analyses tied to industrial water or process systems.
Ready to advance your career while making a difference in water treatment and sustainability? Apply
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● Life Insurance
● Paid Time Off
● Paid Holidays
● Parental Leave
● AD&D Insurance
● Disability Insurance
● Tuition Reimbursement
law.