Lead Engineer Alloy Development (m/f/d)
Challenges that will make you grow
* Disciplinary role leading a team of between 12-15 people, mainly scientist and including also some technical experts.
* Main goals of the department are:
o to develop new aluminium alloy solutions, that allow for a high recycling content. Need to align with the process optimization team to design specific processes, for those alloys, and support widening the alloy specification.
o developing and implementing melt purification techniques, to allow to buy dirtier scraps.
o Scrap management within our production and advising plants on how to evaluate and handle scrap to optimise recovery.
o Support the production process with technical advice in melting and casting.
o Develop and support industrialization of technologies that use alternative green energies.
* Assessing project feasibility and ensuring that the outcome aligns to the main business needs and strategy. Managing interface and working in alignment with the Business Unit Heads and management teams.
* Lead key projects that support business goals, prioritizing to deliver on key projects that support the highest valued delivered to the company.
* Overseeing delivery of high quality research and ensuring the work makes the expected impact in the organization.
* Connect the scientific work with the individual business areas and production at Speira.
* Coaching and helping your team incl. develop the skills of the team.
Qualifications that will get you ahead
* Degree (preferably with a PHD) in the field of materials and materials science, preferably with a focus on metallic materials.
* Minimum 3 years of experience in management or leading position ideally related to the topic of alloy development.
* Ability to develop people, process and strategies and communicate depending on the stakeholder.
* Project management and communication skills.
* Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills would be valued knowledge in statistical data evaluation.
* Very good knowledge of the metallurgy of aluminum and aluminum alloys: microstructure, alloying additions and mechanical properties and link between them.
* Knowledge on processing and the process chain of aluminum rolled products, mainly on casting and melting processes.
* Communicative and motivated and enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams.
* Very good knowledge of German and English rounds off your profile; any other language is advantageous.
Our Benefits
* Attractive compensation package
* Excellent further training opportunities
* Respectful and collegial corporate culture
* Sports & and health promotion (e.g. Urban Sports)
* Work-life balance
* Canteen
* Company pension plan and pension plan according to collective agreement
* Corporate Benefits portal with many discounts
* Subsidized Jobticket
* Access to the Handelshof in Düsseldorf and HH-Harburg
* Job Bike
We expressly emphasize that all people - regardless of gender/gender identity, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability or equality, age, and sexual orientation - are equally welcome at our company.
Applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equal disabilities will be considered if they are equally qualified.