Jesse Newton
Jesse has nine years of experience performing metallurgical failure analysis, helping customers identify root causes of metal component failures through evidence-based investigation and materials characterization.
Experience
Jesse Newton is a Metallurgical Engineer and Failure Analyst based at Element’s Detroit Wixom laboratory, supporting customers with metallurgical failure analysis and root cause investigations. He works primarily with automotive component purchasers and suppliers to evaluate failed metal components and identify contributing metallurgical conditions.
His work involves metallography, fractography, scanning electron microscopy, and materials characterization to determine how and why components failed, helping customers resolve issues efficiently and prevent recurrence.
Career Highlights
- Conducted hundreds of metallurgical failure analyses across automotive components
- Published and presented a technical paper on liquid-induced metal embrittlement at IMAT 2025
- Delivered customer seminars on metallurgy and failure analysis fundamentals
- Supported investigations that resolved production-stopping failures and enabled manufacturing restart
Qualifications and Credentials
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Credentials
- Extensive experience in metallurgical failure analysis and root cause investigations
- Advanced use of metallography, fractography, and scanning electron microscopy
