Research Engineer in the field of surface treatments and surface topography

ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel producer. We use the most innovative technologies to create the steels tomorrow’s world will be made of. Every day over 125,000 of our talented people, located in over 60 countries, push the boundaries of digitalization, and use advanced technologies to create a stronger, faster, and smarter world. To help make this possible, they know they can depend on the support and training that a company of our scope and scale can provide.

Comprising 1,650 researchers spread across 14 Research Centres around the world, our Global R&D team aims to continuously improve the quality of steel and its manufacturing processes. This involves investigating and developing disruptive technologies, reducing the carbon footprint of steel, and optimizing costs while maintaining uncompromising quality. The team's strong multicultural diversity, with over 30 nationalities, offers international experience and makes it possible to meet global needs.

You will join the Metallic Coatings and Surfaces (MCS) cluster, which is part of the Product Research Centre. This cluster, consisting of about 80 people, aims to master and develop both existing and new metallic coatings, surface treatments, and innovative processes. 
To achieve these objectives, various areas of expertise are developed and applied, including corrosion resistance, surface analysis, coating behavior/characterization, and the hot-dip galvanizing process. The position offered is within the "Surface Analysis and Mastering Team." In this team, consisting of about 20 people, activities focus on : (i) developing new surface treatments aiming at improving in-use properties of our  steels,  (ii) mastering surface topography of our coatings for painted appearance optimization, (iii) assessing  the compatibility of our bare and coated substrates with automotive painting process and surface analysis.

Your Role

The Job Is Focused On:

• improving exposed coated steel offer with mastered painted appearance (it includes data analysis of current production conditions, identification of optimization options, interaction with plant teams to implement new production rules, assessment of optimized production by laboratory means)
• functionalizing surfaces of bare and coated steels (it includes the management of application of specific surface treatments on steels and characterization of the functionalized steels) 
• anticipating and ensuring the compatibility of our future steel offer (new coated steel & XCarb products) with the automotive painting process (current and future). It includes management of internal lab studies as well as collaboration with suppliers.

This job requires a solid knowledge in material and surfaces science, chemistry, data science. Information programming skills are an asset.

Your Profile

• You hold a Master's degree in the field of material science and/or applied chemistry. Data science would be a plus.
• Any previous experience in steel industry/chemist industry would be an asset, especially in surface treatments.
• You have a good background in material science and interfaces chemistry/surface reactivity.
• You are fluent in French and English.
• You are a team player with good communication skills.
• You are rigorous and autonomous. 
• You are curious and have the willingness to learn constantly. 

According to ArcelorMittal Global R&D values:

• You agree to comply with health and safety rules.
• You are respectful, transparent, honest, and empathetic in your relationships. You honor your word and your commitments to others.
• You agree to behave consistently with the highest level of integrity.
• You strive to question your practices. with high expectations of yourself and others, you strive for a high level of quality and reliability in everything you do.
• You recognize that diversity, varied skills, and fresh ideas make a group exponentially better in the pursuit of a common goal.
• You know that learning changes minds and lives, so you are committed to learning throughout your professional career and continually achieving the skills required and essential to your success.
• You are open to ideas that challenge conventions and stimulate innovation.

Join us and you will see that your work will help create renewable energy, impact major industries and boost economies. At ArcelorMittal, we'll help you create your world.

Attractive remuneration with stimulating career prospects in which eminent scientists and engineers evolve in a multicultural environment.

ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 15 countries. Our material is part of the fabric of life. What we produce makes a difference – to individuals, communities, businesses and society. At ArcelorMittal, the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees are our top priorities. We believe that every accident is avoidable, and it is essential for every employee, from the shop floor to the management committee, to hold this belief. 
Our purpose is to produce ever smarter steels that have a positive benefit for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.