Steel Expert - Material Specifications

Maze Impact SA.; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A Berlin-based startup is seeking a Steel Expert with over 10 years of experience in flat-rolled steel. In this high-impact role, you will structure material specifications for software and AI interpretation. Responsibilities include data validation, taxonomy building, and standardization of data across multiple standards. The position offers hybrid working conditions and competitive compensation based on experience. A beautiful office is located in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin.

Leistungen

Competitive compensation

Ownership of critical projects

Collaborative culture

Hybrid work format

Beautiful office location

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of commercial experience in flat-rolled steel.
• Strong knowledge of carbon steel grades, especially across EN/DIN standards.
• Comfort working with structured data in Excel and Google Sheets.

Aufgaben

• Author and validate material data for flat-rolled carbon steel.
• Build structured taxonomy for material specifications.
• Define and document material equivalencies across different standards.

Kenntnisse

Flat-rolled steel expertise

Commercial awareness of material properties

Knowledge of carbon steel grades

Ability to interpret standards

Strong attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Excellent command of English

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

As Steel Expert, you will work closely with our product and data teams to structure and systematize material specifications in a way that software systems and AI models can reliably interpret and process. This is a high-impact role where your domain expertise will directly shape how material data is represented, searched, and standardized across our products. The estimated time of the project is 3 months. During this time you will:

• Author, curate, and validate material data for flat-rolled carbon steel (coils, sheets, slits)
• Build a structured taxonomy including: form, grade, coating, mechanical and chemical properties, surface condition and delivery condition
• Extract, interpret, and standardize data from EN/DIN norms, and customer specs
• Define and document material equivalencies and grade conversion rules across EN, DIN, ASTM, AISI, JIS and other standards
• Identify missing or ambiguous data and propose methods for completion or validation
• Work closely with our data & product team to define data schemas, entity relationships, user interfaces and workflows required to create and maintain the materials knowledge base
• Provide internal training on steel norms, material properties, and classification principles

Your profile

• 10+ years of commercial experience in flat-rolled steel (coils, sheets, slit coils)
• Commercial awareness of how material properties affect buying, selling, and processing decisions (required)
• Strong knowledge of carbon steel grades, especially across EN/DIN standards
• Experience interpreting standards such as EN 10111, EN 10025-2, EN 10130, EN 10346, etc.
• Understanding of international equivalents (ASTM, AISI, SAE, JIS, GB)
• Ability to read, interpret, and standardize mechanical and chemical properties from mill certificates and datasheets
• Comfort working with structured data in Excel, Google Sheets, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to complex technical data
• Excellent command of English; German is a strong advantage due to DIN/EN documentation

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with digital tools, ERP systems, or digital transformation initiatives in metals
• Exposure to material classification, taxonomy building, or technical data structuring
• Background from a steel mill or service center, understanding of flat-rolled product flows within trading, distribution, or OEM supply chains

Why us?

• Ability to create real impact in a global industry at the core of economic development
• Ownership over a critical project with outcome-driven autonomy
• Fast-paced yet collaborative culture that values both expertise and teamwork
• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Hybrid work format (occasionally remote, predominantly onsite)
• A beautiful office in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin

About us

We are a Berlin-based startup that has successfully established a leading digital-first trading company for industrial metals across Europe.

The multi-billion-euro metal trading industry is operated on Excel, PDF and Email. Our mission is to integrate smart technology and data to drive every decision, transaction, and workflow in the steel industry. Our technologies & services increase liquidity, accelerate transactions, reduce scrapping rates and enhance trading convenience for hundreds of steel and metal distributors across Europe.

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