Metallurgical Expert

About the Role ANDRITZ is seeking a Metallurgical Expert to provide advanced metallurgy and materials science expertise across projects in China and Southeast Asia, working with engineering, project, sales, and supply chain teams and aligning with the global Material Competence Center (MCC) in Graz. The role focuses on casting technology, material qualification, and development of raw material supplier qualification concepts, with a view to expanding the MCC Hub in the Far East.

What You'll Do

• Provide metallurgical and materials consultancy to ANDRITZ engineers, project, sales and supply chain managers with in-depth expertise in metallurgy and materials science.
• Offer expert consultation for casting technology and the metallurgy of cast components.
• Assist in development, evaluation, and qualification of raw material suppliers, with emphasis on foundries.
• Collaborate with quality and engineering teams to assess material quality, define qualification concepts, develop technical delivery specifications, and support resolution of material non-conformities.
• Plan and execute local material improvement and material testing projects in close collaboration with local engineering and operations teams.
• Focus on China and Southeast Asia, aligning with the global MCC team headquartered in Graz.
• Work in interdisciplinary, international project teams; contribute to establishing and expanding the MCC Hub in China/Far East.
• Build and maintain a strong regional network of external research institutes, testing laboratories, and technical partners in metallurgy and materials science.
• Demonstrate professionalism, drive, and teamwork to contribute to growing demand in the Far East and the MCC Hub expansion, ideally under your management.

What We're Looking For

• Master’s degree in Metallurgy or Material Science; PhD in a metallurgical field welcome.
• Industry experience in casting technology or general metallurgy.
• Sound understanding of metallurgy of steel and metallic materials, their production processes and quality requirements.
• Knowledge of alloy design, microstructure-property relationships and their correlation with manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of material testing techniques.
• Willingness and ability to work in an international team.
• Good level of English and Chinese, written and spoken; other languages a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, sound judgment and decision-making.
• Ability to maintain strong network relations within a global organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand technical problems in design, engineering and operation of machines and processes and to identify material-based solutions.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in a highly structured and organized manner.
• Good knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot).
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to locations, factories and construction sites worldwide.

Nice to Have

• PhD in metallurgical field welcome.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary not disclosed.