About this role
Job Description
About U. S. Steel Tubular Products
U. S. Steel Tubular Products manufactures seamless pipe and premium connections that support energy and industrial customers across the United States.
Position Summary
The Management Associate - Quality Engineer will participate in a structured development program designed to build technical, operational, and leadership capabilities. The associate will rotate through quality, manufacturing, operations, engineering, testing, and continuous improvement assignments while supporting product quality and process performance initiatives at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas plant.
Responsibilities
- Follow all safety requirements and support a safe work environment.
- Complete rotational assignments and projects across quality, manufacturing, operations, engineering, testing, and continuous improvement functions.
- Support product inspections, quality testing, data analysis, process reviews, and corrective action activities.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to investigate product and process issues, identify root causes, and implement improvements.
- Develop quality documentation, technical recommendations, presentations, and project updates.
- Participate in Management Associate development activities while gaining exposure to multiple departments and business functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- Willingness to rotate through departments, projects, and developmental assignments.
- Strong analytical, technical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and quality, statistical, or engineering analysis tools.
- Ability to work onsite at the Pine Bluff, Arkansas plant.
- Must have graduated within the last three years from an accredited college or university at the time of hire
- Must have less than three years of professional work experience
- Prior internship a plus
Preferred Skills
- We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have:
- Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study
- A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities
- A willingness to take initiative to understand the business
- An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills
- A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth
- Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy
- The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Leadership and strong decision-making skills
- Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically
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 www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)