Vision Engineer

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. 

The position is located within the Digital Technologies Department, part of the Process Research Lab in the Maizieres Campus, the largest research center of ArcelorMittal Global R&D. The Digital Technologies department is composed of more than 30 people (researchers, engineers, technicians, PhD, trainees…) and aims to develop and deploy advanced solutions for both process monitoring and product quality control in production plants. The range of technologies used is broad and includes sensors, automatism, models, and data science. The activities of the department are deeply involved in the digitalization of manufacturing processes (industry 4.0), in the creation of the new decarbonization routes of ArcelorMittal, while providing solutions for our factories worldwide.

Your role:

In the framework of digitalization, plants seek to further automate manual tasks, particularly when a quality control is required. 

Within ArcelorMittal, the Digital Technologies Department is known to develop innovative systems based on vision to build such dedicated solution.
The research engineer will work with a team of researchers and participate in various vision hardware and software research activities, with the responsibility to: 

• Design the vision setup (light, camera, mechanical structure) based on the application technical requirements which could be based on linear, 2D or 3D cameras, and for a large spectral range (visible, IR, hyperspectral).
• Install the vision system (including wiring and IT connectivity) at the required location which could be either on laboratory test bench, on a pilot facility at Maizières or inside one of the ArcelorMittal production sites in collaboration with the local teams.
• Develop the image processing backbone to extract and compute relevant information.
• Manage different projects: define the project goals and stakes with stakeholders, ensure the proper management of milestones and deliverables, establish plannings and organize meetings, write regular reports and documents. 
• Provide technical support to the plants or to other teams in R&D by analyzing the needs and providing advice and expertise.
• Conduct a continuous technical watch, evaluate supplier offers, review specific patents when required, participate to conference and workshops.
• Propose new solutions based on vision systems aligned with the team roadmap and ArcelorMittal strategy.

Your profile

Master degree / Engineer degree in vision systems hardware and image processing with:
- Knowledge of IT frameworks and communication protocols
- Skills in project management
- Strong ability to work in a team
- Experience in conducting laboratory experiments as well as trials in industrial plants
- Advanced level in French and English 

- Knowledge / Experience in vision system setup and acquisition (1D, 2D and 3D)
- Knowledge / Experience in image/video processing with a programming language such as C++ and Python
- Basic knowledge of usual deep learning architectures (VGG, YoLo, ResNet, ViT...) and libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch) would be a bonus
- Knowledge / Experience in IT systems (frameworks and protocols) 
- Innovative, curious and results oriented
- Excellent social skills to work in project teams within a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to travel worldwide

 

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 wich eminent scientists and engineers evolve in multicultural environment. 

ArcelorMittal est l’un des leaders mondiaux de l’industrie de l’acier et des mines avec 154 000 salariés, une présence dans 60 pays et des installations de production d'acier primaire dans 16 pays. En 2022, ArcelorMittal a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 79,8 milliards de dollars et une production d'acier brut de 59 millions de tonnes, tandis que la production de minerai de fer a atteint 45,3 millions de tonnes. Notre objectif est de contribuer à construire un monde meilleur avec des aciers plus intelligents. Des aciers fabriqués à l'aide de procédés innovants qui consomment moins d'énergie, émettent beaucoup moins de carbone et réduisent les coûts. Des aciers plus propres, plus résistants et réutilisables. Des aciers pour les véhicules électriques et les infrastructures d'énergie renouvelable, qui accompagneront la transformation des sociétés au cours de ce siècle. Avec l'acier au cœur de notre action, la créativité de nos équipes et notre culture d'entreprise, nous aiderons le monde à réaliser ce changement. Voilà, selon nous, ce qui fait l’entreprise sidérurgique de demain.
Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur http://corporate.arcelormittal.com