Research Engineer on Sustainable Mining

ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel and mining. 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 Centers 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. 

Our team is focused on ensuring the sustainability of ArcelorMittal Mining and steel. We are supporting our mines in their tailings management projects, creating the knowledge and R&D solutions to reduce the impact of our tailings storage facilities. The team is located in Asturias and works in an international environment creating the new best available technologies in mining and steel. 

Main responsibilities

We are looking to strengthen the team with a technically skilled professional who will support ArcelorMittal units in the operational deployment of tailings management solutions and lead applied R&D projects. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to:

• Keep continuous technological watch of tailings solutions, to be able to make critical analysis of the best techno-economical solutions for the different tailings management scenarios in our mines.
• Provide assistance to operational units during the deployment and execution of tailings management strategies and act as a reference for operational best practices in tailings handling and valorization.
• Define the lab-scale, semi-industrial and industrial tests needed to validate the applicability of the technologies to each tailings scenario. 
• Establish and guarantee the communication with the mine responsible during all process, following R&D guidelines and supporting the process of selection of the best solution. 
• Lead or contribute to applied research projects focused on tailings drying, reuse, and process optimization.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Mining / Environmental / Chemical / Industrial Engineer 
• Experience in mine tailings management operations, development and application of slurry management technologies in industrial processes ( dewatering, thickening, pumping, disposal) and Lab testwork, engineering and upscaling of pilot solutions.
• Knowledge on rheology and basic chemical treatments in dewatering
• Able to challenge current technologies / propose new ideas to research on disruptive environmental solutions.
• Mining Scientific / Suppliers Networking
• Softskills: Initiative, Adaptability, Results Oriented, Team Work, Technological Curiosity.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory and good level or willingness to learn Spanish is desired

What we offer

Integration in a highly qualified group of researchers with the possibility of of pursuing a career in the scientific area in the R&D organization of the  world's largest steel and mining company. 

Join us and you'll see your work help create a sustainable mining industry, impacting stakeholders in a positive way, contributing to a green, safe, sustainable ArcelorMittal steel.