Iron & Steel Specialist - USA

Hatch; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative projects

Long term career development

Work with world-class experts

Flexible work environment

Major North American projects

Help grow Metals team in the U.S.

Job summary

Hatch is seeking an Iron & Steel Specialist to join the Metals team in Pittsburgh. You will lead iron and steelmaking projects from concept through detailed engineering, providing process expertise across furnaces, BP processes, and related plant systems.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to advance decarbonization, energy efficiency, and modernization studies, including hydrogen-based options. Travel to client sites is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field is required.
• Experience in ironmaking/steelmaking process engineering or consulting is essential.
• Strong communication and ability to translate complex topics for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead iron and steelmaking projects from concept through detailed engineering.
• Provide process and technology expertise across plant systems including furnaces and metallurgy.
• Review design criteria, mass/energy balances, and equipment specs.
• Support decarbonization and modernization studies, including hydrogen-based options.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, cost-effective designs.
• Engage with clients and participate in workshops and proposals.
• Contribute to commissioning, ramp-up, and operational improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers within the Metals team.

Skills

Ironmaking expertise

Steelmaking expertise

Process modeling

Mass and energy balances

Client interfacing

Technical writing

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering

Masters degree or PhD asset

Job description

Career Opportunities: Iron & Steel Specialist - USA (100888)

Requisition ID100888-Posted09/08/2026

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ,our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities?

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Iron and Steel Specialist to join the Metals team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hatch has been serving the world’s mining, metals, and industrial sectors with studies, design, engineering, technology development, project and construction management, commissioning, and operations support for both greenfield and brownfield facilities.

As the iron and steel industry accelerates its transition toward lower-carbon production, increased efficiency, and resilient operations, our focus is on practical innovation. The Metals team in Pittsburgh supports local, regional, and global clients across the full iron and steel value chain, from concept development and feasibility studies through detailed engineering, commissioning, and operational improvement.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Lead and support iron and steelmaking projects from concept and feasibility studies through basic and detailed engineering
• Provide process and technology expertise across ironmaking, steelmaking, and related plant systems, including blast furnaces, direct reduction, electric arc furnaces, basic oxygen furnaces, secondary metallurgy, casting, and material handling where applicable
• Supervise the development and review of process design criteria, mass and energy balances, flowsheets, equipment specifications, operating philosophies, and technical deliverables
• Support decarbonization, energy efficiency, and modernization studies, including hydrogen-based ironmaking, DRI, EAF integration, alternative fuels, off-gas systems, and waste heat recovery opportunities
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate process requirements into safe, operable, and cost-effective plant designs
• Participate in client engagement, technical workshops, site assessments, value improvement reviews, and proposal development
• Contribute to commissioning, ramp-up, troubleshooting, and operational improvement assignments for iron and steel facilities
• Mentor and support the professional development of young engineers

You bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline; Masters degree or PhD considered an asset
• 10+ years of relevant experience in ironmaking, steelmaking, process engineering, plant operations, technology development, or engineering consulting
• Strong technical knowledge of integrated steel production routes, including key process equipment, operating constraints, product quality drivers, and industry challenges
• Experience with process modeling, mass and energy balances, technology evaluation, capital project development, or operational troubleshooting
• Ability to interface confidently with clients, vendors, operators, and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear recommendations
• Willingness to travel to client sites and project locations as required

Shape practical solutions for the evolving iron and steel industry

Think locally, work globally

Collaborate with people who make a difference in industrial transformation

What we offer you?

• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Long term career development
• Work with world-class experts in metals, energy transition, and industrial process design
• Flexible work environment
• Contribute to major North American and international iron and steel projects
• Help grow Hatch’s Metals team in the United States

At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation.

We're committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve. Hatch is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran, or any other protected status. If you have any accommodation requirements, please let us know. We'll do our best to meet your needs in accordance with applicable local legislation.