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ArcelorMittal

Global steel producer and integrated miner

Electrical Engineer - Capex

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Calvert, AL, USA
In PersonFrequent field presence is required within the Complex II EAF/Caster project area.
Electrical EngineeringPower Systems Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 10 years of relevant industrial electrical power experience, or a Trade School Diploma with 20 years of relevant industrial electrical power experience.
  • Experience with low-voltage, medium-voltage, and high-voltage electrical power distribution systems.
  • Experience working on large-scale industrial capital projects from concept through commissioning and startup.
  • Strong understanding of substations, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, protective relaying, motor control centers, motor control, grounding, and power distribution.
  • Experience coordinating engineering, construction, maintenance, operations, original equipment manufacturers, utilities, and contractors.
  • Experience with electrical system design, equipment specifications, technical evaluations, installation, testing, and commissioning.
  • Strong electrical troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment layouts, and engineering drawings.
  • Ability to manage multiple technical activities in a fast-paced capital project environment.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
Responsibilities
  • Lead electrical power engineering activities for the Complex II EAF/Caster Project from concept and front-end engineering design through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and final acceptance.
  • Provide electrical engineering leadership for low-voltage, medium-voltage, and high-voltage power systems supporting EAF, caster, FES, water systems, and associated auxiliary equipment.
  • Develop and review electrical power distribution architectures, single-line diagrams, load lists, equipment layouts, and electrical design packages.
  • Establish electrical design criteria, equipment specifications, technical requirements, and performance requirements for power systems.
  • Ensure new electrical systems are properly integrated with existing plant power infrastructure without adversely affecting system reliability, production, or equipment operation.
  • Perform or review load-flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, protective-coordination, motor-starting, grounding, and power-quality studies.
  • Lead or support the technical evaluation and selection of substations, transformers, switchgear, breakers, motor control centers, bus systems, power cables, protective relays, and other electrical equipment.
  • Review original equipment manufacturer technical proposals, drawings, calculations, equipment designs, protection philosophies, and performance commitments.
  • Ensure original equipment manufacturer equipment and electrical systems meet company process conditions, production requirements, capacity, reliability, safety, and future expansion requirements.
  • Coordinate electrical power requirements with mechanical, piping, automation, instrumentation, civil, structural, process, and other project disciplines.
  • Support the design and engineering of high-voltage/medium-voltage substations, transformers, switchgear, distribution systems, and low-voltage systems.
  • Provide technical support for EAF power systems, including furnace transformers, high-current connections, power distribution, protection, and associated auxiliary systems.
  • Support power systems for caster equipment, FES, water systems, pumps, fans, hydraulic systems, material handling, and other auxiliary equipment.
  • Develop and review electrical equipment specifications, technical scopes, data sheets, procurement packages, and installation requirements.
  • Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, maintainability reviews, electrical safety reviews, and risk assessments.
  • Lead or support Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing for major electrical equipment.
  • Provide field technical support during electrical construction, equipment installation, cable installation, terminations, testing, and commissioning.
  • Lead and coordinate electrical pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, startup, and system turnover activities.
  • Coordinate original equipment manufacturers, contractors, testing agencies, engineering teams, operations, and maintenance during commissioning and startup.
  • Review and approve electrical testing procedures and results for transformers, switchgear, breakers, protective relays, cables, grounding systems, and other power equipment.
  • Support relay protection settings, testing, commissioning, and coordination with existing plant protection systems.
  • Identify electrical design, installation, testing, and commissioning issues and develop practical solutions with engineering, original equipment manufacturers, contractors, and operations.
  • Maintain accurate electrical engineering documentation, including one-lines, schematics, studies, equipment data, test reports, commissioning records, and as-built documentation.
  • Support electrical reliability, power quality, energy efficiency, equipment availability, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
  • Provide technical training and knowledge transfer to maintenance and operations personnel.
  • Support development of project schedules, work plans, estimates, technical scopes, and execution strategies.
  • Provide regular technical and project updates to management and internal stakeholders.
  • Participate in project walkdowns, inspections, punch-list activities, equipment acceptance, and final system turnover.
  • Ensure electrical systems are designed, installed, tested, energized, and commissioned in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, IEEE standards, applicable codes, standards, and company requirements.
  • Support electrical safety programs, incident investigations, and corrective actions as required.
  • Maintain working knowledge of competencies defined in ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and ISO 17025.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in steelmaking, heavy industrial, manufacturing, or large-scale capital projects.
  • Experience with EAF and continuous-casting electrical power systems.
  • Experience with high-power EAF electrical systems, including furnace transformers and associated power distribution.
  • Experience with high-voltage/medium-voltage substations, transformers, switchgear, breakers, bus systems, and distribution equipment.
  • Experience with low-voltage systems, motor control centers, panelboards, control power, and auxiliary power systems.
  • Knowledge of protective relaying, coordination studies, arc-flash studies, short-circuit analysis, load flow, and motor-starting studies.
  • Experience with electrical power monitoring and energy-management systems.
  • Knowledge of power quality, harmonics, flicker, voltage stability, grounding, and system reliability.
  • Experience with medium-voltage and high-voltage cable systems, terminations, testing, and commissioning.
  • Experience with electrical equipment testing, including insulation-resistance, transformer, breaker, relay, and cable testing.
  • Knowledge of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, IEC, and applicable electrical standards.
  • Experience developing electrical equipment specifications, technical scopes, data sheets, procurement packages, and technical bid evaluations.
  • Experience evaluating original equipment manufacturer technical proposals and conducting technical bid evaluations.
  • Experience leading or participating in Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, commissioning, startup, and performance testing.
  • Experience with electrical system studies and software such as ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, or equivalent.
  • Experience with industrial grounding and lightning-protection systems.
  • SAP experience.

About the company

ArcelorMittal is a global steel and mining company with an integrated value chain that includes iron ore and metallurgical coal mining, steelmaking, and the production of finished steel products. It mines raw materials, turns them into steel at its plants, and then makes finished steel products for sectors like automotive, construction, packaging, and energy. What sets it apart is its end-to-end supply chain, large scale, and ongoing efforts to lower carbon emissions through its XCarb program and sustainability initiatives. Its goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of its steelmaking, pursue sustainable practices across its operations, and grow its business by investing in technology and new steel solutions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$116.7M

Headquarters

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • June 2025 tariffs and July 2026 TRQ rules reduced imports and lifted Europe margins.
  • Dunkirk's €1.3 billion EAF and Gijón capacity add higher-value, lower-carbon output.
  • 2Q 2026 EBITDA reached $2.1 billion, showing pricing power and operational recovery.

What critics are saying

  • September 2026 missile strikes shuttered Kryvyi Rih, triggering a roughly $1 billion impairment.
  • Italy litigation over ADI demands up to €7.0 billion and distracts management.
  • Prolonged European demand weakness and imports can erase returns, forcing closures and asset writedowns.

What makes ArcelorMittal unique

  • ArcelorMittal integrates mining, steelmaking, and downstream finishing across global markets.
  • XCarb and 2026 EAF investments make decarbonization a commercial product, not branding.
  • European scale plus automotive-grade electrical steels create customer switching costs and pricing power.

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Benefits

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Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

AD&D insurance

401k with an employer match of 6%

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Bereavement Leave

Parental Leave

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company Equity

Stock Options

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Budget

Relocation Package

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Gym Membership

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Conference Attendance Budget

Training Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Certification Support

Company News

Business Wire
Jan 27th, 2023
Green Steel Technology Company Boston Metal Announces $120M Series C Financing Led By Arcelormittal

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boston Metal, a company developing technology to fully decarbonize steel production, today announced the $120 million first close of Series C fundraising led by multinational steel company, ArcelorMittal S.A. (NYSE: MT). Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund and SiteGround Capital also joined as new investors in this round, alongside current investors.ArcelorMittal’s lead investment was made through its XCarb® Innovation Fund. Commenting, Aditya Mittal, CEO, ArcelorMittal, said, “In Boston Metal, we are investing in a team that has made impressive progress over a relatively short period of time, developing a technology that has exciting potential to revolutionize steelmaking. In our extensive discussions with them, we have been impressed by the passion and vision they have to contribute to the decarbonization of steelmaking. They are an exciting and welcome addition to the XCarb® Innovation Fund’s portfolio.”Boston Metal’s patented Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) process is being commercialized to produce both green steel and high-value metals, such as tin and niobium

The New York Times
Apr 21st, 2022
ArcelorMittal identified as competitor of U.S. Steel Corp.

McCormick is also an investor in ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel company that competes with the Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — via a revocable trust, a type of trust that can be amended during life and that is often used to manage assets and avoid probate at death.

Argus Media
Apr 14th, 2022
ArcelorMittal invests into assets : facility in the amount of $680M

ArcelorMittal will spend approximately $680mn to buy the 80pc stake from Austria-based Voestalpine, with the value of the facility listed at $1bn, Voestalpine said.