Head of R&D Process Engineering Department

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.

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.

Process Engineering represents a pillar of Process R&D, bringing together around 50 skilled researchers working both in Process and Products-Process activities. Process Engineering provides essential and transversal expertise that covers the entire production route, from upstream process design to final product industrialisation.
Its areas of expertise-ranging from advanced multiphysics numerical simulation, electromagnetism, and granular flow to thermodynamics, solidification, surface phenomena, energy management and analytical chemistry-are both critical and scarce. In addition, the team is responsible for key digital and modelling assets, which are widely used and contribute to process mastering and decision-making efficiency.

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Head of Process Engineering Department to lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and researchers dedicated to developing, optimizing, and industrializing innovative process technologies.

Your role

You will combine strong technical understanding of steelmaking, leadership skills, and strategic vision to drive the department innovation capacity, operational performance and technical excellence. The key missions are:

• Establish and maintain the tools, processes, and resources required to ensure effective health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management within their scope of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with Quality management system, timely delivery of research results with the required level of quality and maintain the satisfaction of internal and external customers.
• Manage human and material resources to ensure the successful execution of the R&D activities.
  • Define/maintain/acquire current and future skill needs
  • Prepare investment plans to support the R&D program evolution and the strategic priorities of Global R&D
  • Ensure capitalization, preservation, and transfer of knowledge
• Oversee relationships between the department internal stakeholders (Portfolio and ArcelorMittal sites) as well as external partners.
  • Ensure alignment of activities with R&D Portfolio team
  • Ensure effective internal communication and promote the key achievements

Your profile

• You hold a Master's degree in a process engineering field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing, or industrial R&D, combined with significant and proven experience in leading multidisciplinary technical teams is required. A strong managerial background is mandatory.
• You have a proven track record in technology development and industrial implementation, as well as solid experience managing complex projects and stakeholders.
• You demonstrate a strong understanding of industrial processes and process optimization methods. Knowledge of process simulation and digitalization would be considered an advantage.
• You are fluent in English and French
• You are recognized for your strong problem-solving, analytical capabilities, strategic thinking and effective stakeholder management.
• You possess excellent communication and influencing skills.
• You have the ability to work in an international environment.

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.

About Us

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.

About the Team

Within this context, you will be working for Maizières Process research centre located in Maizières-lès-Metz (France) which main mission is to contribute to ArcelorMittal's production lines competitiveness and sustainability by the development or improvement of innovative processes or processing routes (from Ironmaking to metallic coating). The objectives of the laboratory are answering the needs of our operations (mineral processing, steel upstream operations, steel downstream operations, product quality, transversal issues). We are able to offer new technologies, standard solutions, technical assistances and knowledge building.