Roles and Core Responsibilities
- Material Selection: Choosing appropriate metals and alloys for various military applications based on strength, weight, corrosion resistance, and other properties.
- Metallurgical Analysis: Conducting tests and analyses to determine the composition and properties of metals and alloys.
- Failure Analysis: Investigating material failures to identify causes and prevent recurrence.
- Corrosion Prevention: Developing strategies to protect metals from corrosion in harsh environments.
- Material Processing: Understanding and optimizing metal processing techniques for manufacturing components.
- Quality Control: Ensuring the quality and consistency of metallic materials and components.
- Research and Development: Exploring new materials and technologies for military applications.
- Armor Development: Designing and developing advanced armor materials to protect personnel and vehicles.
- Ammunition Components: Ensuring the metallurgical integrity of ammunition components.
- Vehicle Components: Selecting and analyzing metals for tanks, armored vehicles, and other equipment.
- Field Repairs: Providing technical support for metal-related issues in field conditions.
- Aircraft Structures: Selecting and analyzing metals for aircraft components, considering factors like weight, strength, and fatigue resistance.
- Engine Components: Ensuring the metallurgical integrity of engine components, including turbine blades and compressor components.
- Missile Components: Selecting and analyzing metals for missile structures and propulsion systems.
Key Skills
- Extreme Environments: Dealing with metals exposed to extreme temperatures, pressures, and corrosive conditions.
- Weight Restrictions: Balancing material strength with weight requirements for aircraft and equipment.
- Material Availability: Ensuring the availability of critical metals for military applications.
Openings for Freshers and Experienced > YES
Companies (You can work here)
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Involved in developing advanced materials and metallurgical technologies for defense applications, including armor materials and high-performance alloys.
- Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) – Engages in missile systems where material properties are critical for performance, including the development of advanced alloys and composites.
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) – Provides heavy engineering and manufacturing solutions, including the development and application of high-strength materials for defense equipment.
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Works on aerospace systems and aircraft where specialized metallurgical knowledge is required for high-performance materials and components.
- Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Defence – Involved in the design and manufacture of defense systems, including the use of advanced materials and metallurgical techniques in various defense applications.
Subjects (You should have proficiency)
- Materials Science and Engineering – Understanding the properties, behavior, and processing of different metals and alloys, including their applications in defense systems and equipment.
- Metallurgy and Heat Treatment – Knowledge of metallurgical processes, including alloy design, heat treatment, and phase transformations to improve material properties and performance.
- Structural Mechanics – Proficiency in the principles of structural analysis and mechanics, including the ability to analyze and predict the performance of metallurgical components under various loading conditions.
Software (You should know how to use)
- ANSYS (Workbench) – For finite element analysis (FEA) and materials modeling, including stress testing, thermal analysis, and performance evaluation of metallurgical components.
- MATLAB/Simulink – For data analysis, modeling, and simulation related to material properties and behavior under different conditions, including alloy performance and material degradation.
- Thermo-Calc – For computational thermodynamics and phase diagram analysis, helping in the development and optimization of alloy compositions and heat treatment processes.