Research Engineer on Sustainable Mining

ArcelorMittal; Avilés; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading mining company in Spain is seeking a researcher for tailings management. You will conduct technological analysis, assist in deployment strategies, and lead research projects aimed at optimizing environmental solutions. Candidates should have a Master's in Mining or related fields and experience in tailings operations. Integration into a world-class research team with opportunities for career advancement is provided.

Servicios

Career development in R&D

Impactful work in sustainable mining

Formación

• Experience in mine tailings management operations and technologies.
• Knowledge on rheology and basic chemical treatments in dewatering.
• Able to challenge current technologies and propose new ideas.

Responsabilidades

• Keep continuous technological watch of tailings solutions.
• Provide assistance to operational units during tailings management strategies.
• Define tests needed to validate the technologies for tailings scenarios.
• Establish communication with mine responsibles during processes.
• Lead or contribute to applied research projects focused on tailings.

Conocimientos

Mining Scientific Networking

Initiative

Adaptability

Results Oriented

Team Work

Technological Curiosity

Proficiency in English

Educación

Masters Degree in Mining / Environmental / Chemical / Industrial Engineering

Descripción del empleo

ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel and mining. We use the most innovative technologies to create the steels tomorrow’s world will be made of. Every day over 125,000 of our talented people, located in over 60 countries, push the boundaries of digitalization, and use advanced technologies to create a stronger, faster, and smarter world.

To help make this possible, they know they can depend on the support and training that a company of our scope and scale can provide.

Comprising 1,650 researchers spread across 14 Research Centres around the world, our Global R&D team aims to continuously improve the quality of steel and its manufacturing processes. This involves investigating and developing disruptive technologies, reducing the carbon footprint of steel, and optimizing costs while maintaining uncompromising quality.

The team's strong multicultural diversity, with over 30 nationalities, offers international experience and makes it possible to meet global needs.

Our team is focused on ensuring the sustainability of ArcelorMittal Mining and steel. We are supporting our mines in their tailings management projects, creating the knowledge and R&D solutions to reduce the impact of our tailings storage facilities. The team is located in Asturias and works in an international environment creating the new best available technologies in mining and steel.

Main responsibilities

• Keep continuous technological watch of tailings solutions, to be able to make critical analysis of the best techno-economical solutions for the different tailings management scenarios in our mines.
• Provide assistance to operational units during the deployment and execution of tailings management strategies and act as a reference for operational best practices in tailings handling and valorization.
• Define the lab-scale, semi-industrial and industrial tests needed to validate the applicability of the technologies to each tailings scenario.
• Establish and guarantee the communication with the mine responsibles during all process, following R&D guidelines and supporting the process of selection of the best solution.
• Lead or contribute to applied research projects focused on tailings drying, reuse, and process optimization.

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Mining / Environmental / Chemical / Industrial Engineer
• Experience in mine tailings management operations, development and application of slurry management technologies in industrial processes (dewatering, thickening, pumping, disposal) and Lab testwork, engineering and upscaling of pilot solutions.
• Knowledge on rheology and basic chemical treatments in dewatering
• Able to challenge current technologies / propose new ideas to research on disruptive environmental solutions.
• Mining Scientific / Suppliers Networking
• Softskills: Initiative, Adaptability, Results Oriented, Team Work, Technological Curiosity.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory and good level or willingness to learn Spanish is desired

What we offer

Integration in a highly qualified group of researchers with the possibility of pursuing a career in the scientific area in the R&D organization of the world's largest steel and mining company.

Join us and you'll see your work help create a sustainable mining industry, impacting stakeholders in a positive way, contributing to a green, safe, sustainable ArcelorMittal steel.