Cleveland-Cliffs · 3 days ago
Research Engineer
Cleveland-Cliffs is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. They are seeking a Metallurgical Research Engineer to serve as a technical leader for alloy and process designs, focusing on the development of Advanced High Strength Steel grades through laboratory and industrial scale experiments.
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Responsibilities
Product development of Advanced High Strength Steel grades, through laboratory and industrial scale experiments
Conduct alloy and process design of new steel grades using numerical, laboratory, and commercial tools. Specifically:
Use of numerical models and commercial software (e.g. CALPHAD and regression models) to design new alloys
Use of bench-top and pilot scale laboratory methods to assess and optimize new alloy designs for a variety of material performance characteristics
Develop new steel products working with cross functional development teams consisting of Project Manager, Applications Engineer, Advanced Engineering, Quality, and Operations
Identify and pursue new and innovative product ideas and opportunities related to new steel grades and new tools that aid the ability to create and evaluate these materials
Support customer inquiries and troubleshooting steel products
Support qualification testing for new and existing steel products. This will require significant expertise in characterization of metallic materials
Support productivity and quality improvement programs to reduce production costs, increase operations efficiency, or increase product robustness
Champion fundamental metallurgical research to advance the state of the art of understanding within the organization
May require approximately 10-20% travel
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in metallurgical/Materials Engineering or Materials Science
Experience (including graduate studies) in metals research or product development
Experience in design of experiments
Expertise in physical metallurgy
Expertise in mechanical metallurgy
Expertise in mechanical testing of metals
Preferred
PhD degree in Metallurgical/Materials Engineering or Materials Science
Experience (including graduate studies) in ferrous metals research or product development
Related experience with Advanced High Strength Steel grades and microstructures
Experience in CALPHAD Thermodynamic Computer Simulations
Expertise in alloy design
Experience scaling up from laboratory to commercial scale
Benefits
Health insurance
Retirement plan
Education assistance
Paid time off
Company
Cleveland-Cliffs
Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry.
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