Product Development manager – Press Hardening Steel

Job Description

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.

Your role

When you join our team, you’ll become a key contributor to Global R&D Product Development group, helping to shape the future of steel for Automotive. As part of this dynamic team, you'll have the opportunity to pilot projects and product development, explore new ideas, understand the market needs, and turn advanced research into real, high-performing products matching customers’ needs. You will act as a key interface between the R&D labs, European customers, and the Global PHS development team.

Management Of New Product Development

• To pilot R&D projects in the field Press Hardening Steels development for Automotive
• Ensure a good coordination between different ArcelorMittal Global R&D Labs
• Translate business needs into R&D projects and ensure R&D objectives are well aligned with stakeholders expectations
• Contribute to the technical and economic analysis of the projects, assessment of value creation
• Make sure product conception is well completed on time, follow industrialization with pilot plant
• Prepare new product industrialization together with the plants
• Prepare new product deployment together with the commercial organization
• Managing interfaces with the labs and plants
• Assist in preparing technical communication kits
• Ensure product deployments and customer interaction in Europe

Your profile

• You hold a Master’s degree or a PhD in Materials Science or related field.
• You have a first experience as a materials engineer in an R&D environment.
• Expertise in Steel properties, processing, know-how of automotive industry is an advantage.
• You have the capacity of managing a large portfolio of projects spread in different labs with efficiency and focus.
• You are open to travel.
• You are fluent in English and French (spoken and written).

Benefits

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