Process Engineer III

Job Description

Process Engineer - Grind Table & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

This Process Engineer role is responsible for the operational performance and continuous improvement of the Grind Table/inspection stations, all NDT processes, and gauge room management within Fairfield Tubular Operations. The position is responsible for ensuring these processes consistently meet customer, regulatory, and quality requirements, while maximizing throughput, reliability, and product quality.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the site's technical authority for NDT processes, equipment applications and inspection standards.
• Ensure NDT systems are properly configured, calibrated, and optimized to consistently meet customer specifications, quality requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• Analyze inspection data, process trends, and quality metrics to identify opportunities for process improvement, defect reduction, and increased productivity.
• Partner with Quality and assist in investigations of NDT-related quality issues, customer complaints, and process deviations, implementing effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain calibration and verification programs for NDT systems (e.g., probes, reference standards, encoders, and gauges), ensuring traceability to required standards.
• Monitor and improve key NDT performance indicators, including inspection accuracy, false call rates, throughput, defect detection effectiveness, and process capability.
• Coordinate qualification, validation, and certification activities for NDT equipment, procedures, and personnel as required.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and new product development initiatives involving NDT technologies and inspection capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements associated with the Grind Table and NDT operations.
• Conduct periodic audits to ensure inspection system capability and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in NDT, quality, manufacturing operations, or process engineering within a steel manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of NDT methods, equipment, inspection standards, and process control principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and drive process improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience analyzing production and quality data to improve product quality and operational performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving, decision-making, and project management capabilities.
• Provide guidance during complex troubleshooting

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate
Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies® 2022, '23, '24
• Disability: IN's Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, '22, '23, '24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Equality 100 Award 2020, '21, '22, '23-24, '25
• Military Times' Best for Vets: Employers 2023, '24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel's success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company's success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)