Ceramic Materials Engineer

Ceramic Materials Engineer

Location: Hallstahammar, Sweden

Do you want to contribute to a fossil-free future in electrical industrial heating? We are now looking for a Ceramic Materials Engineer for Kanthal’s Research and Development division.

Kanthal is a world-leading brand for products and services in industrial heating technology and electrical heating materials. In creative collaborations with customers, we design innovative solutions, with a focus on sustainability and the lowest possible environmental impact. Our advanced heating materials and technology, together with our competent employees, gives us the opportunity to participate in some of the world’s largest and most exciting projects for industrial electrical heating within a wide spectrum of industries. We are strengthening our initiative in product development to meet the increasing demand in the industrial green transition from fossil-based to electrical heating processes.

Your Role

As a Ceramic Materials Engineer in R&D, you will develop Kanthal Super (MoSi₂) and Globar (SiC) electrical heating materials, create heating element prototypes, and perform lab and pilot-scale testing based on customer applications. You will be involved in every stage of development, from concept to final product, combining scientific and engineering creativity with teamwork and collaboration with customers.

Duties Include:

• Continue the development and testing of Kanthal Super and Globar heating materials, heating element designs, and new process routes.
• Aid in the development of new industrial applications utilizing Super and Globar heating technologies.
• Participate in translating customer requirements into solutions.
• Collaborate with and support the sales organization on technical and commercial matters for Heating Systems products manufactured in Hallstahammar and internationally.
• Support efforts to maintain a leading position in the product area.

Your Profile

We are seeking candidates with a Ph.D. or M.Sc. in ceramic engineering, materials engineering, chemical engineering, or chemistry. If you have previous experience working with projects in research and development, this is an advantage. You are comfortable working both in laboratory and industrial environments. As we work in Sweden with an international organization, it is important that you can communicate verbally and in writing in English but also speak or are willing to learn to speak Swedish.

We place great importance on your personal qualities and appreciate great commitment, curiosity, drive, and willingness to learn. You need to be a communicative person who enjoys collaborating with others and since the work is broad, you need to be good at prioritizing and structuring your work.

What You Can Expect From Us:

In addition to a familiar and pleasant workplace where you get to participate and influence and work creatively, we offer you great development opportunities in a global industrial group with favourable employment conditions. This includes, among other things, occupational pension, health care, group insurance, enhanced parental benefit, training programs, and skills development.