Chief Technology Officer

ABOUT THE JOB

This is a senior position, one of a 4 member core management team. The candidate will lead the considerable R&D function of the Company which includes new product development.

R&D is a core function at Fluidtherm & developments that have come from its Process Prototyping & Testing Facility keep the Company innovative & profitable.

The R&D activities are multidisciplinary but at the core is metallurgical plant & process innovation.

ABOUT THE COMPANY Check out www.fluidtherm.com

Fluidtherm is a professionally managed meritocracy that engages in the research, design, manufacture & installation of Industrial furnaces primarily (but not exclusively) for Heat Treatment (carburising, nitriding, etc) , Powder Metallurgy (debinding, sintering, secondaries, etc) and Emerging Technologies (energy materials, heavy metals, graphene, reduction, calcination, etc). Apart from India, we serve customers in S. Korea, China, the EU & USA. 

Our in-house R&D process prototyping facility has been responsible for researching & developing solutions for new processes, optimising existing processes, developing purpose built equipment & as a consequence Fluidtherm has landed several large & turnkey projects for commercial scale plants. Our R&D mindset, well recognised in industry is a beacon for customers looking for solutions that are not commonly available.

We empower our employees to imagine and develop creative engineering solutions without divisive distractions and thrive on ideas, operational expertise, transparency and strategic thinking.

 SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES (in no particular order) 

·        Customer interface for plant & process development, technical presentations & marketing assistance.

·        Customer support in terms of process prototyping, scientific investigation & failure analysis,

·        Prepare & execute Design of Experiment (DoE) for development trials

·        Co-ordinate the metallography effort, study of samples and analysis.

·        Provide material solutions to the Manufacturing & Engineering Departments.

·        Manage the operation & maintenance of several furnaces & test equipment.

·        Prepare investigation reports: text, charts & graphs of high quality.

·        Organise & develop training programs for colleagues in R&D, manufacturing and marketing.

·        Continuous up-gradation of all heat treatment and powder metallurgical processes.

·        Participate in & contribute to Conferences, Seminars, professional societies & technical forums.

·        Ensure Safety & compliance related to all R&D processes.

·        Customer site visits for plant start-up-related process troubleshooting.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

·        An inquisitive mind and a passion for investigators leading up to the solving of technical puzzles.

·        5-10 years of R & D experience in an engineering Company, division or start-up.

·        High level of fluency in written & spoken English & conversational skills in Hindi.

·        Expertise in physical metallurgy, heat treatment & powder metallurgy will be an asset.