Research Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opportunity for a Research Engineer at our Research & Innovation Center in Middletown Ohio. The Research Engineer specializing in laboratory corrosion testing, part and sample analyses, and material qualification.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Lead Corrosion Testing activities in multiple laboratories at the Research & Innovation Center (RIC) which include environmental chambers, benchtop capabilities, high temperature oxidation along with electrochemical equipment.
• Characterize the susceptibility of metals to hydrogen embrittlement.
• Support carbon, stainless and electrical steel product development, and commercialization by generating data for engineers, customers, and product literature.
• Participate and represent Cliffs in ASTM, AIST, NACE and other technical committees related to corrosion.
• Identify critical equipment for purchase to maintain state-of-the-art capability within the RIC.
• Provide support, maintain, calibrate, and write operating procedures for the laboratory corrosion test equipment.
• Support plant production test laboratories as necessary.
• Run standard chamber tests (Salt Spray, Cyclic, Humidity, etc.) on samples and/or parts for evaluation, qualification, or comparison.
• Perform various benchtop laboratory tests such as intergranular corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement and electrochemical corrosion evaluations.
• Support customer requests to analyze material (returned samples, failed parts, etc.) due to potential corrosion issues.
• Support production facilities with analysis of failed parts or components due to corrosion and provide material recommendations for equipment and facilities.
• May require up to 20% travel to Cliffs’ plant locations, customers, and conferences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and 2 years of experience or a MS, or PhD degree in Corrosion Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering. Experience and understanding of corrosion testing methods and material properties of carbon, stainless and electrical steels. Proficient in MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint).

Preferred Qualifications

2 or more years of experience. Experience in LabView.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including top pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more!

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