Outokumpu · 19 hours ago
Technical Development Manager
Outokumpu is a global leader in Stainless Steel, and they are seeking a dynamic Technical Development Manager to support their strategic growth. This role involves translating customer technical requirements into differentiated stainless solutions while collaborating with various internal stakeholders to enable new applications and accelerate commercialization of value-based opportunities.
Advanced MaterialsManufacturingMiningPrecious Metals
Responsibilities
Enable all Business Development opportunities
Translate customer requirements into technical solutions
Own technical feasibility and risk assessment
Lead application development and qualification
Serve as the customer technical authority
Align cross-functional technical execution
Support value-based selling and differentiation
Accelerate time-to-commercialization
Capture and standardize technical knowledge
Ensure performance, quality, and profitability alignment
Owns the technical plans and activities of strategically aligned opportunities, translating customer requirements into feasible stainless solutions for customers
Leads application development, trials, and customer qualification activities to validate performance, quality, and manufacturability of new stainless solutions
Drives technical alignment across Business Development, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure solutions meet production, cost, and scalability requirements
Acts as the technical authority with customer engineering and quality teams, building trust and enabling value-based differentiation
Acts as the primary technical partner to the Business Development Managers, supporting the aligned opportunities by shaping technical solutions, validating feasibility, and enabling value-based customer conversations throughout the opportunity lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field
Minimum of 5 years of technical, metallurgical, or application engineering experience
Experience supporting customer qualification and industrial manufacturing processes
Preferred
Stainless steel, specialty metals, or corrosion-resistant materials experience strongly preferred
Benefits
Competitive benefit package including health, dental, disability, life and voluntary insurance options.
Time to recharge through PTO plus paid holidays and parental leave.
Work-life balance with a flexible work schedule so you can focus on your professional and personal priorities.
Employee Assistance Program.
Company
Outokumpu
Outokumpu is a manufacturing company that designs, produces, and markets stainless steel.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$927M2025-11-11Post Ipo Debt· $927M
2002-06-28IPO
Recent News
2026-01-16
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