Engineering Technician I

Job Description

This position provides critical support to the development of tubular and advanced high strength flat rolled steels. The primary function of this job will be to provide support for the Process and Product Innovation sections (PPIS). The Job function will be to provide support for sampling, processing, and testing raw materials used in Iron and steel production. This may include travel to plant to obtain samples, cutting or crushing of material, sifting material, furnace operation, testing, mixing of material, etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (for non-exempt jobs, indicate approximate percentage of time spent on each responsibility):

• Work in an environment of cross-functional team support in the Raw Materials lab
• Required work tasks include operating and controlling, installing, troubleshooting and maintaining various electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, lab chemical analysis and furnace equipment.
• Safely use various sample handling and preparation equipment, including but not limited to overhead electric cranes and forklifts, power tools such as punch presses, band saws, grit blaster, grinders, power shears, mixers, grinders, abrasive wet saws, various testing and processing furnaces, scales, instrumentation and perform some work with samples of hot ceramics or raw materials.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• A focus on Safety. Associates Degree in Metrology, Instrumentation, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology or equivalent education through experience. The successful candidate will also have a minimum of 2 years of directly relevant work experience.
• Good mechanical skills to perform routine maintenance on both sophisticated instruments and heavy duty lab equipment. Knowledge of basic raw materials, processing or testing is desirable.
• Computer skills necessary to operate computer controlled test equipment and data acquisition systems. Some familiarity with Excel, Word is preferred, and MS office suite is desirable.
• Ability to use various devices including personal computers and laboratory notebooks to document work through test reports, enter test data in spreadsheets, and plan work with project engineers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work with small scale production equipment with furnaces associated with raw materials or in plant raw materials processing areas to obtain samples. Job functions will require the person to manually lift items weighing about 40-lbs, push items on rollers weighing more than 800 lbs. and perform work wearing flame-resistant PPE
• Some, infrequent, travel (10% of work time) may be expected to U. S. Steel or supplier plants.
• Ability to use a full face respirator and a full body harness for fall protection

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate
Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies® 2022, '23, '24
• Disability: IN's Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, '22, '23, '24
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Equality 100 Award 2020, '21, '22, '23-24, '25
• Military Times' Best for Vets: Employers 2023, '24

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel's success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company's success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)