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Materials Engineer Rotational Program - December 2026 Grads

Charter Manufacturing · Saukville, WI · Full time

Posted Aug 20, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

You'd start in January, right after graduating in December. What draws you to steel, and to Charter Steel in particular?

What they are checking: Real passion and curiosity about the steel industry, which the posting lists as a requirement.

Tell me about the most hands-on lab or internship project you've done. What was your part?

What they are checking: Practical experience and ownership, since related internship or work experience is required.

Tell me about a process you improved, even a small one, at school or work.

What they are checking: Initiative for process improvement, which the posting names as something they want to see.

What do you hope to have learned by the end of your first rotation?

What they are checking: Clear learning goals, which show they will use the rotations to grow quickly.

What would you do

A wire drawing customer says rod is breaking during drawing. How would you approach the investigation?

What they are checking: Structured failure analysis that combines lab work, process data and customer conditions.

Rotations are in Saukville, or in Cleveland or Fostoria for Ohio candidates. How do you feel about where you'd be placed and about travel?

What they are checking: Willingness to relocate and travel, which the program depends on.

How would you present a technical finding to a plant manager who wants a bottom line, not a lecture?

What they are checking: Communicating technical ideas clearly to people at all levels of the business.

About the work

Explain how quench and temper heat treatment changes the properties of an alloy steel.

What they are checking: Core physical metallurgy that a materials engineer at a bar and rod producer uses every day.

What are common defects in hot-rolled steel rod, such as seams or decarburization, and where do they come from?

What they are checking: Whether they can connect surface and internal defects to steps in melting, casting and rolling.

How does a steel's cleanliness, meaning its inclusion content, affect its performance for a customer?

What they are checking: Understanding of steel quality factors that matter for demanding applications like fasteners and bearings.

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The full job description

As published by Charter Manufacturing.

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family! Ready to shape the future of Steel? Charter Steel is hiring for a December 2026 graduate for our Materials Engineering Rotational Program! The Materials Engineering Rotational program provides the opportunity for a recent Materials Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering graduate to join Charter Steel on a full-time basis and rotate between different departments, accelerating their professional growth and development! Program Structure: • Ohio based candidates: rotations in Cleveland, OH or Fostoria, OH • WI based candidates: rotations in Saukville, WI • Start Date: January 2027 • Relocation support What you'll bring: • Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering. • Related internship or work experience. • High level of initiative for excellence, results, and process improvement. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Demonstrated abilities in planning and communication of ideas and concepts. • Strong interpersonal skills to work with individuals at all levels of the business. • Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills. • Demonstrated passion and intellectual curiosity within the steel industry and Materials field of study. • Willingness to travel as needed. What you'll focus on: • Learn the operations of the plant and how metallurgical theories and practices are incorporated into those operations to improve the process. • Understand the effect of process changes on product performance. • Collect and communicate product quality data. • Perform Root Cause Analysis of process-related defects and effects on final products. • Assist in trouble-shooting and resolving customer complaints with failure analysis and metallographic interpretations. • Contribute to process improvements based on detailed analysis of quality parameters data and collaboration with outside technical resources and organizations. • Participate in Six Sigma, Orange Belt, and problem solving teams. • Answer inquiries from other departments and monitor production for problems or issues. • Conduct customer and internal tours based on product and process needs. #LI-Onsite #LI-AF1 We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).

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