Hybrid Materials Expert: Failure Analysis & Innovation

ANDRITZ; Graz; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Talent & leadership programs

Flexible working time model

Home office option

Employee discounts

Subsidized company restaurant

Parking spaces

Bike Leasing

Job summary

ANDRITZ invites a Material Expert (m/f/d) to join the Group Quality & Safety Management in Graz or Europe-wide offices. You will lead material consultancy, failure analysis and alloy design, working with interdisciplinary teams across global projects.

You will perform thermodynamic simulations, drive RCA/FMEA activities, and support quality delivery with innovative material solutions and research collaborations. Travel up to 30% is expected.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and ideally a PhD in Material Science or Metallurgy.
• Experience in alloy design, microstructure-property relationships and manufacturing processes of steel and metallic materials.
• Experience in thermodynamic simulation.
• Willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Good level of English and German, written and spoken.
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to maintain strong network relations to stakeholders within a global organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand technical problems in design, engineering, and operation of machines and processes and to identify material-based solutions.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in a highly structured and organized manner.
• Good knowledge of MS Office Suite (e.g. Excel, Power Point, Copilot).
• Willingness to travel up to 30% to our locations, factories and construction sites worldwide

Responsibilities

• Provide expert consultation in metallic materials and their manufacturing processes.
• Select materials for components based on operational requirements.
• Evaluate material properties and performance in real applications.
• Identify practical solutions for wear, corrosion, and manufacturing constraints.
• Align machine and system requirements with alloy design and properties.
• Conduct material failure analyses to determine root causes and mitigation strategies.
• Support quality engineers in issuing technical delivery rules and dealing with non-conformities.
• Develop thermodynamic simulation competence within the group and support material development.
• Plan and execute material projects in alignment with R&D and engineering managers.
• Collaborate with national and international material research and testing institutes.
• Moderate FMEA for projects and participate in RCA activities when needed.
• Prepare Best Practice and Success Stories for internal publishing.

Skills

Material science

Metallurgy

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

English

German

Education

Master’s degree in Material Science or Metallurgy

Tools

Thermodynamic simulation

MS Office Suite

Job description

ANDRITZ invites a Material Expert (m/f/d) to join the Group Quality & Safety Management in Graz or Europe-wide offices. You will lead material consultancy, failure analysis and alloy design, working with interdisciplinary teams across global projects.

You will perform thermodynamic simulations, drive RCA/FMEA activities, and support quality delivery with innovative material solutions and research collaborations. Travel up to 30% is expected.