Quality Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs, a leading North America–based steel producer, seeks a Quality Engineer at our Cleveland, Ohio facility to drive metallurgical testing and process capability for hot strip coil products.

As part of the product metallurgy group, you will coordinate tests, analyze data, and work with the lab and other teams to verify that steps meet or exceed customer specifications. The position emphasizes collaboration across operations and engineering to maintain safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of ASTM standards and specifications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and evaluate metallurgical tests (e.g., Tensile, Charpy) for hot roll products.
• Develop, analyze, and implement hot roll processes to meet specifications.
• Respond to customer inquiries and data requests.
• Support projects that improve output, cost, and quality.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality teams to drive results.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Analyze data for product capability reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Metallurgical Eng

Materials Science

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

ASTM standards

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science

Job description

Location: Cleveland, OH

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opening for a Quality Engineer at our Cleveland, Ohio facility. Our Cleveland Works produces hot roll steel as well as cold reduced galvanized and galvannealed coated products for automotive, appliance, and other markets. As a Quality Engineer, you will play a substantial role in the product metallurgy group at our Hot Strip Mill with the responsibilities of exploring the capability of customer orders, monitoring and implementing processes, and working and interacting with the testing lab and other teams to validate that all steps will meet or exceed customer specifications. The ideal candidate will have prior steel industry experience within a plant, have an engineering degree, be self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment with complex operations.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Coordinate and evaluate metallurgical tests, such as Tensile and Charpy, for hot roll coil products.
• Develop, analyze, and implement hot roll processes to ensure customer specifications.
• Respond to customer inquiries and other data requests.
• Support and improve projects that refine and raise output, cost, and quality.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, and other technical resources to understand various processes within the plant and to drive results.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Analyze data efficiently for product capability reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solvingskills.
• Knowledge of ASTM standards and specifications.
• Computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Materials Science and 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Hot Strip Mill experience.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.

Relocationassistancemay be considered for highly qualified candidates from outside the local area.

The salary range for this role is $75,000 to $95,000. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based onnumerousfactors including, but not limited to, relevanteducation, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location and business or organizational needs.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer withfocuson value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensationopportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, educationassistance, paid time off, and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.