Rolling Mill Design Engineer

Position : Rolling Mill Design Engineer

IMPORTANT : this role comes with a comprehensive development programme as part of long term succession planning. Previous experience of rolling mills is not essential, and the role should be viewed as a Junior or Trainee level position to start. It is envisaged that the first 2-3 years will see you shadowing a Senior Engineer whilst learning the detailed requirements of the design of rolling mill passes

Sector : Metals manufacturing, hot metal working, metallurgy

Academic Level : Masters (MEng, MSc) or PhD in a technical subject

Location : South Yorkshire based with national and international travel as required. Projects can have durations of over 12 months, and values upwards of 100 million each. Customer locations are both UK and Internationally based, and the roll will require travel to these locations. Travel will probably be about 20% of the role, but may involve periods of time away from home for up to 4 weeks at a time, especially at the start and commissioning phases of projects.

Hybrid : No, the role is office based in South Yorkshire if not on a customer site. Sheffield

Visa Support : Potentially for the right person

Salary : 30,000 - 40,000. This will increase over time as skills and experience develop

Working for a specialist consultancy, you will take your existing knowledge of mechanical engineering, metals, metallurgy, manufacturing coupled with first class mathematical and analytical abilities and undergo a structured training and development programme to make you a true expert in hot metal rolling mill processes.

About You :

• Masters or PhD Qualified in a relevant subject. Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or very similar. We may also consider Graduates who have a 1st Class Honours Degree in a similar subject and who want to develop a career outside of academia
• Experience of, or an interest in metals manufacturing, hot metal working (foundry, forge, rolling mills etc) is extremely beneficial
• Industrial experience is beneficial, either directly working in industry or in an industry affiliated university environment
• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles is essential. The role is technically demanding
• Experience of manufacturing processes, and industrial technologies is beneficial
• Basic knowledge of metallurgy and metal forming processes, particularly for ferrous alloys would be great
• Good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Word and Excel)
• Programming knowledge in Visual Basic, C#, Python, or another object-oriented programming language
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - this role is extremely detail focused
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• High level of accountability, commitment, and results orientation
• Passion for innovation, digitalisation, and continuous improvement

Aspects of rolling mill production that you will develop skills in will include

• Deformation System: Dictates total reduction, per-pass reduction, and elongation factors based on volume constancy.
• Rolling Speed System: Manages speed matching and material flow from stand to stand to prevent tension or compression cobbles.
• Temperature System: Monitoring interpass thermal states (deformation heat heavily influences subsequent roll force)
• Gradual Distribution: Spreading rolling forces across multiple stands, applying higher reductions in roughing stands and lighter drafts in finishing stands.
• Permissible Angle of Bite: Ensuring rolls can properly grip the incoming material without slippage.
• Sequence Validation: Accounting for thermal and mechanical interactions simultaneously to avoid compounding errors

Key Words : Sheffield, Rolling Mill Design Engineer

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