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.

The job proposed is in the Metallic Coatings and Surfaces (MCS) cluster belonging to the Product Research Center. 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.

Your role

The position offered is within the Metallic Coating Product Development Team. In this team, activities focus on improving and developing innovative pre-coated metallic coating solutions for different steel markets: automotive, industry and appliances. The position open is related to new products development and roll out in ArcelorMittal plants or Joint Ventures.

We are looking for a highly motivated Research Engineer with strong interpersonal skills, project management background, and technical skills to support the development and global deployment of advanced metallic coating solutions. 

You will be in charge of managing project dealing with implementation of cost-effective coating solutions for Electric Vehicle battery packs. In this field, you will be responsible for the technical survey on activities linked to emerging technologies, regulations, and breakthrough developments. You will collaborate closely with internal teams, customers, suppliers, and research partners to develop future product solutions and define technical specifications.

In parallel, you will drive the industrial scale-up and roll-out of new metallic coating technologies, supporting product qualification and process optimization. Specific activity is foreseen dealing with cost and yield improvement, and quality performance. The role includes coordinating deployment activities across plants, providing technical guidance during industrial trials and ramp-up phases, and promoting best practices throughout the manufacturing network.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work within ArcelorMittal’s global R&D and industrial ecosystem, collaborating with experts in coatings, corrosion, surface engineering, and automotive applications while contributing directly to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable mobility solutions.

Your profile

• You hold a Master's degree with general technical education and specialization in materials science. PhD thesis can be a plus.
• You are fluent in French and in English.
• You have knowledge in data analysis in statistical tools, technology assessment and benchmarking.
• Quality management and problem solving are added values.
• Knowledge of electric vehicle market and applications is a plus.
• You have strong interpersonal skills.

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.