Research Engineer in Automotive Engineering

Job Description ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest steel producer. 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.

Within the Montataire research center dedicated to Automotive Applications, you will join the Automotive Steel Solution Design team as project leader.

You will integrate a team with the aims to:

Develop new and innovative steel solutions for automotive, highlighting the value created by ArcelorMittal portfolio of steel grades.

Analyze and understand the current/future trends of the automotive industry, identify roadblocks to bring new solutions with value for the Group.

Analyze the competitor materials (aluminum, composites, etc...) on technical & economical aspects.

The team is developing steel solutions on various perimeters where flat steel products are used: Body-in-white, Closures, Battery Housing and Chassis applications. For example, projects and solutions based on MPI (Multi Part Integration) and S-in motion® are among the topics developed by the team.

As part of a global group, the team has strong and regular exchanges with other entities of ArcelorMittal Global Automotive team spread around the world (Europe / North & South America / Asia).

You will participate to multidisciplinary projects (methodology, product, process, testing, etc.) and will participate to the Safety, Quality and Creativity internal processes.

Your role

Within the team, you will manage research projects on components, modules, full vehicle structures in steel for new vehicle with regards to current and future automotive challenges (cost efficiency, sustainability, lightweighting, passive safety, etc.).

As Project Leader, your main missions will consist in:

Management of ambitious engineering projects (from technical activity, budget and planning proposal to presentation of final results and capitalization)

Functional management of a small project team & management of partners and/or sub-contractors

Your activities will include:

Definition of project content and objectives that translates marketing and stakeholder needs.

Proposal of a technical activity to achieve those objectives, with planning and budget proposal including a strong Creativity/Innovation level

Technical watch and state of the art analysis in link with the project

Building and follow-up of risk analysis and associated action plans

Follow-up of the project with key indicators

Analysis of complex CAD/CAE models with softwares such as LSDyna/PamCrash/Radioss (Crash), Nastran, Optistruct

Analysis of the cost of the solutions developed in linked with a detailed understanding of the automotive forming and assembly operations.

Analysis of Life Cycle Assessmentand the sustainability impact on the developed solutions in close relationships with internal partners

Follow-up of partners and/or subcontractors providing results to the project.

Roll-out of project results through exchanges with internal stakeholders, participation to international conferences and exchanges with OEM material & body design teams.

Your profile

Master’s degree in Engineering, in Mechanical Engineering or in a related field

5+ years of experience in Automotive Body-in-White Design

Knowledge on steel products for automotive and their forming & assembly processes

Good knowledge and comprehension of complex CAD/CAE models. Proficiency with softwares such as LSDyna/PamCrash/Radioss (Crash), Nastran, Optistruct.

Advanced English level ; German would be a plus ; French is not mandatory but the candidate should at least have the willingness to learn

Outstanding communication and project management skills.

Good understanding of the stakes and challenges of automotive industry

Strong sense of curiosity and willingness to explore new ideas on automotive engineering

Driving force of proposals and initiative

According to ArcelorMittal Global R&D values:

You agree to comply with health and safety rules

You are respectful, transparent, honest, and empathetic in your relationships. You honor your word and your commitments to others

You agree to behave consistently with the highest level of integrity

You strive to question your practices, with high expectations of yourself and others, and you strive for a high level of quality and reliability in everything you do.

You recognize that diversity, varied skills and fresh ideas make a group exponentially better in the pursuit of a common goal

You know that learning changes minds and lives, so you are committed to learning throughout your professional career and continually achieving the skills required and essential to your success

You are open to ideas that challenge conventions and stimulate innovation

Join us and you will see that your work will help create renewable energy, impact major industries and boost economies. At ArcelorMittal, we'll help you create your world.

Attractive remuneration with stimulating career prospects in which eminent scientists and engineers evolve in a multicultural environment.

About Us ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with a presence in 60 countries and primary steelmaking facilities in 15 countries. Our material is part of the fabric of life. What we produce makes a difference – to individuals, communities, businesses and society. At ArcelorMittal, the safety, health, and wellbeing of our employees are our top priorities. We believe that every accident is avoidable, and it is essential for every employee, from the shop floor to the management committee, to hold this belief.

Our purpose is to produce ever smarter steels that have a positive benefit for people and planet. Steels made using innovative processes which use less energy, emit significantly less carbon and reduce costs. Steels that are cleaner, stronger and reusable. Steels for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure that will support societies as they transform through this century. With steel at our core, our inventive people and an entrepreneurial culture at heart, we will support the world in making that change. This is what we believe it takes to be the steel company of the future.

About the Team Within this context, you will be working for the laboratory Automotive Application research center located in Montataire (France) which missions are develop, promote & facilitate the use of new ArcelorMittal products and technologies for mobility and world-wide Applications. Activities and competences of the laboratory are: steel solutions development & roll‑out to our customers, integration of breakthrough technologies to solutions and design/validation workflow, facilitate customer manufacturing of our products, connection with process, product and breakthrough technologies development.

Job Info

Job Identification 32060

Job Category Research & Development

Posting Date 02/25/2026, 02:47 PM

Education Level Master's Degree

Job Schedule Full time

Job Shift Day: 5 days a week

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