Vesuvius is a global leader in metal flow engineering, providing a full range of engineering services and solutions to its customers worldwide, principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
To support our growth, we are looking for a Research Engineer - Basic Bricks for our Center of Excellence (CoE).
This role belongs to the Advanced Refractories Ramp;D department and is based in Vesuvius Ghlin, in Belgium.
Purpose of the role:
- To manage specific projects in COE portfolio up to market readiness amp; launch, applying technical knowledge and experience and working closely with other departments eg Mamp;T, Sales, Purchasing and Manufacturing.
- To ensure Vesuvius upholds the product performance standards throughout the product lifecycle.
- To stay abreast of scientific developments, actively participate in the external scientific community and to bring this insight into the company.
Requirements
Key responsibilities:
- Full ownership of new product development initiatives, ensuring projects and products are delivered on time, to scope and to budget;
- Execute NPI to target global markets working closely with the Global Product Director;
- Proper documentation and management of assigned projects; escalate bottlenecks rapidly to management;
- Staying in touch with scientific developments / market trends and bringing this knowledge into Vesuvius to enable improvements / ideation;
- Transfer of Technology to manufacturing sites;
- Collaboration with key stakeholders including Operations, Global Product Directors, Project Sponsor, Research Manager COE etc;
- Adherence to governance and auditing process of recipe specification compliance, production standards, product quality;
- Uphold and seek improvements to test methods, and processes;
- Fundamental expertise on product application and Value to Customer;
- Meaningful presence at customer sites and manufacturing locations to build and maintain a reputation of technical expertise and problem-solving ability.
Skills amp; Experience:
- PHD or Master’s in Material Science / Chemistry or related engineering field;
- Deep and practical experience in Ramp;D research, product development, or industrial environment, and sound knowledge of raw materials and products;
- Research Project Management experience with demonstrated capability in articulating technical as well as business facing concepts;
- Managing complex research projects / product lines;
- Action oriented with energy and enthusiasm to lead or support product development projects; intellectual ability to seek technical solution; taking systematic approach with planning, prioritizing and time management; customer focused and product quality conscious, able to communicate well with all levels of people, particularly in technical writing, having basic management skills;
- Demonstrable ability to innovate and learn new technical concepts quickly.
Benefits
- Be part of a renowned Research Center of Excellence with attractive career prospects;
- Annual Holiday entitlement according to the Belgian law;
- Healthcare, including for family members;
- Group personal pension scheme.
Are you ready to take the challenge ? Apply from now on and join a dynamic company, in a sector in full development and which will allow you to develop your skills in a highly technological environment. Vesuvius is waiting for you!