At Alleima, Strategic Research is at the heart of our operations, supporting our three divisions: Tube, Strip, and Kanthal. Our Mechanical Metallography and Corrosion unit, a key part of Strategic Research, excels in corrosion, mechanical testing, and heat treatment. We deliver high-quality test results, innovate new and existing test methods, and actively participate in research and development projects. Our methods range from standardized tests to proprietary complex methods.
To strengthen our business, we are seeking a dedicated engineer for a position in Sandviken. Are you passionate about technology and solving problems? Do you thrive on diverse tasks that include development work and constant improvements? If so, we look forward to your application!
Your role
As an R&D Engineer in mechanical testing, you will have a key role in our unit. You will enjoy a dynamic assignment with diverse responsibilities, where you perform tests, conduct analysis, and report results to ensure that our products meet customer demands. Together with colleagues and customers, you develop new test methods and improve existing ones. You identify new needs for investments and drive these projects forward.
The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Plan, conduct tests and analysis of results based on customer requests with team members.
• Effective communication of the results, both verbally and in form of reports.
• Actively participating in research and development projects to continuously develop new methods.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to maintain machinery and equipment in top condition.
• Identifying investment needs, and driving investment initiatives, and projects.
• Engaging in the unit's work and working with various methods; mechanical properties testing such as tensile testing, hardness testing, impact strength testing, and other special tests.

Your Profile
We are looking for a talented individual with a higher education in materials or mechanics, preferably with a few years of experience in mechanical testing. You should have both a practical and theoretical understanding of mechanical properties and method development. Proficiency in computer skills is a must. As we are based in Sweden but act in the international arena, your communications skills in English and preferably also in Swedish are good, both verbally and in writing.
We highly value your personal qualities, including a practical touch and the ability to find and implement solutions. You are a true team player who takes initiative and collaborates well with others. Your excellent communication skills make it easy for you to build and maintain relationships. We appreciate your creativity and ability to find new ways, while also understanding the importance of performing standardized work according to routines. Accuracy and structure characterize your work, but you are flexible and can adapt to changing priorities and business decisions. Your willingness and drive to develop our business means that you will enjoy working with us.
What you can expect from us
At Alleima, we are convinced that diversity and inclusion lead to a better workplace for our employees, our company, and our customers.
We care: We are proud of what we do. We care about our customers, our employees, the environment, the communities in which we operate, and the future we share.
We deliver: We deliver on our commitments, with a solution-oriented mindset we enable our customers to be their very best: more efficient, more profitable, and more sustainable.
We are developing: We are constantly developing. Together, we take the lead to advance materials, ambitions, industries, ourselves – and communities for the better.
Other information
For more information about the service, please contact:
Lise-Lotte Säde, recruiting manager, +46 70 200 76 40
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact:
Sara Kühner, responsible recruiter, +46 76 495 02 40
Union contact persons:
Maria Sundqvist, Academics Association, +46 70 651 73 81
Kjell-Åke Klockervold, Leaders, +46 70 314 24 43
Mikael Larsson, Unionen, +46 70 307 30 48
Welcome with your application no later than 2024-12-08
At Alleima, our mission is much more than delivering high-quality products,technology and processes – through collaboration, we develop the best solutions according to our customers' needs that enable us to achieve our business goals through our daily work. With curious employees and safety as our priority, we create a work environment where you can develop both as a person and in your work.
With a clear direction for our journey, where we use our position as technology leader, progressive business partner, and where we are driving in terms of sustainability, we aim to become an even stronger company within our industry.