DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS FOR THE GREEN FUTURE OF THE METAL INDUSTRY?

Primetals Technologies is a global plant manufacturer and service partner to the metals industry and offers a wide range of career opportunities. We are pioneers, in the heart of Linz, with an extraordinary passion to lead the metals industry towards decarbonization and digitalization, contributing to a more sustainable environment. Our pioneer spirit and passion for the world of the iron and steel industry has made us to recognized pioneers in our sector.
7,800 employees worldwide, including 1,700 at the Linz site, drive our technologies and projects forward. The core competences in Linz are: Iron and steel production, continuous casting, endless strip production, rolling mill technology, automation, environmental technologies, mechatronics, lifecycle services, digital transformation and green steel. If you also have an extraordinary passion for top performance and problem solving, then become part of our global team!
Let’s shape the future together!

WHAT DO I NEED TO QUALIFY FOR THIS JOB?

• Technical background (university/master level) in mechanical or process engineering
• Excellent English skills, high willingness for business trips
• Experience in agglomeration business in the steel industry is an advantage (i.e. pelletizing plant, sinter plant, beneficiation plant)
  On a personal level you convince us by team play and intercultural sensibility.

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?

The minimum annual gross salary for this position under the collective agreement and assuming that all requirements are met is EUR 52.197,04 (F/00) bzw. EUR 61.022,78 (G/00). This could rise considerably, depending on qualifications and experience. We also offer attractive social benefits, such as occupational health, adequate free parking, a canteen, as well as flexible working hours.

Our department Upstream Iron & Steelmaking (UP I&S AG&DR TI) is searching for a Senior Process Engineer for the Iron Ore Agglomeration Technologies business. Agglomeration Technology covers iron ore pelletizing, iron sintering and iron ore beneficiation.

What are your responsibilities?

• Process design for agglomeration plants incl. mass-, energy balances, flow sheets
• Execution of agglomeration plant studies for plant improvement
• Process technological lead of customer projects
• Design of automation concept (PIDs, functional description)
• Support of proposal management (technological process design, technical specification) for modernization business and green field plants
• Worldwide start-up of agglomeration plants with focus on cold and hot commissioning
• Research and development activities to improve agglomeration processes
• Performance of laboratory tests including analysis (chemical and metallurgical) of results and generation of customer reports
• Responsibility for technological plant safety (HAZOP studies)
• Design calculations in terms of mass-, energy balances and flow sheets
• Execution of agglomeration plant studies
• Support of proposal management (preparation of technical specification, customer visits)
• Participation and preparation of risk assessment for agglomeration plants
• Preparation of customer documents and manuals such as functional descriptions and operational manuals
• Commissioning activities in accordance with contract and time schedule