Research Engineer Laser Welding & Digital Engineering

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.

ArcelorMittal's Montataire Research Centre is specialized in the development and application of advanced steel solutions for the automotive industry. Its mission is to support and facilitate the integration of new steel grades into vehicle designs and manufacturing processes.

Your role

You will join the Automotive Multi-Materials and Assembly Department within ArcelorMittal's Montataire Research and Development Centre, dedicated to automotive steel applications.

You will become part of a research team whose main objectives are to:

• Develop welding technologies, with a particular focus on laser welding processes for the production of Multi-Part Integration (MPI) laser welded blanks.


• Support both internal and external automotive customers in defining and optimizing welding procedures for ArcelorMittal's latest steel solutions.


• Assess and validate the weldability of new steel grades developed by ArcelorMittal.


• Develop digital tools and simulation capabilities, including models, applications and data-driven solutions, to support product and process development.

As a Research Engineer in Laser Welding & Digital Tools, you will play a key role in shaping the next generation of automotive steel solutions.

Combining expertise in welding technologies, modelling, and digitalization, you will work closely with industrial plants, customers, and R&D teams worldwide to develop innovative solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability.

Your profile

• MSc or PhD in Engineering or Materials Science


• Initial experience in R&D, manufacturing, welding, simulation, or digital engineering


• Strong English communication skills


• International mindset

Technical Skills

• Laser welding and joining technologies


• Numerical simulation and modelling


• Programming and digital tool development


• Data analysis and AI applications


• Materials characterization and process development


• Ability to leverage AI and digital technologies to accelerate research, experimentation, and industrial decision-making

Soft Skills

• Curiosity and innovation mindset


• Analytical thinking and problem solving


• Autonomy and initiative


• Teamwork and communication


• Project management and stakeholder engagement

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, 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.