{"id":1368746,"url":"https://alion.io/job/novelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist","title":"Metallurgy Modeling Scientist","company":{"id":1796558,"name":"Novelis","domain":"novelis.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/novelis","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Sierre, Switzerland"],"countries":["CH"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":88000,"max_usd":216000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":16},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T03:26:08Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T06:18:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":24,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":24},"description":"Position Overview\nQui nous sommes\nNovelis est animé par la volonté de façonner ensemble un monde durable.\nEn tant que leader mondial de produits et services innovants et le plus grand recycleur d'aluminium au monde d'aluminium, nous travaillons en partenariat avec des clients des secteurs de l'automobile, de l’aéronautique, des canettes et des spécialités pour fournir des solutions qui améliorent les avantages de l'aluminium léger.\nNous disposons d'un réseau coordonné d'opérations de laminage et de recyclage techniquement sophistiquées sur 29 sites dans 9 pays d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique du Sud, d'Europe et d'Asie, avec 12,750 employés dans le monde. Le siège se situe à Atlanta, aux États-Unis.\nNous comptons parmi nos clients certaines des marques les plus importantes et les plus connues au monde, notamment Coca-Cola, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus, Boeing, Nespresso, Samsung, et d'autres. En outre, Novelis est à la pointe de l'industrie grâce à ses efforts en matière de durabilité et de recyclage.\nParticipez à notre mission de créer un monde durable et commencez dès que possible à travailler sur notre site de Sierre, en Suisse.\nMetallurgy Modeling Scientist (f/m/d)\nR&D Departement\nResponsibilities & Qualifications\nNous recherchons actuellement un ingénieur ou un chercheur hautement motivé et qualifié dans les domaines de l'ingénierie computationnelle, de la science des matériaux, de la métallurgie ou du génie mécanique pour rejoindre notre équipe sur notre site de Sierre, en Suisse.\nLe développement et la production futurs d'alliages d'aluminium recyclés de haute qualité nécessitent des processus rapides et adaptatifs qui relient en temps réel le processus de fabrication et la métallurgie, ainsi qu'une prévision précise des performances.\nVos responsabilités:\nVous ferez partie de l’équipe chargée de poursuivre le développement de cadres de modélisation avancés en R&D pouvant être appliqués à différentes activités à l’échelle mondiale. Cela comprend les responsabilités suivantes :\nDévelopper un cadre d’ingénierie computationnelle intégrée des matériaux (ICME), combinant des modèles basés sur la physique, des approches fondées sur les données et des outils numériques pour des applications à l’échelle industrielle.\nTraduire les connaissances relatives aux alliages d’aluminium, à la métallurgie, au laminage et aux procédés de finition en modèles prédictifs de microstructure et de performance permettant le développement virtuel de procédés et de produits.\nCollaborer avec les sites de production afin de garantir une adoption réussie et la concrétisation de la valeur ajoutée pour l’entreprise.\nMerci de postuler avant le 2 octobre 2026.\n-----\nWe are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled engineer or scientist in the field of Computational Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering to join our team at our Sierre location in Switzerland.\nThe future development and production of high-quality recycled aluminium alloys require fast and adaptive processes that link process and metallurgy in real time, along with precise performance prediction.\nYour responsabilities:\nYou will be part of the team to further develop advanced modelling frameworks in R&D\nthat can be applied across different operations globally. This includes the following\nresponsibilities:\nDevelop an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) framework, combining physics-based models, data-driven approaches, and digital tools for industrial-scale applications.\nTranslate aluminium alloy, metallurgy, rolling and finishing process knowledge into predictive microstructure and performance models that enable virtual process and product development.\nCollaborate with manufacturing sites, ensuring successful adoption and business value realization.\nHow to convince us:\nMaster's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Computational Engineering, or a related field; PhD preferred.\nStrong expertise in physical metallurgy, with deep knowledge of texture evolution, recrystallization and precipitation phenomena\nExperience with computational materials engineering approaches and modelling tools such as VPSC, DAMASK, CP-FEM\nProficiency in scientific programming and data analysis (e.g. Python, MATLAB or similar).\nAbility to bridge the gap between advanced materials science and industrial application by communicating complex technical concepts clearly across all organizational levels.\nFluent in English; French is an advantage.\nDemonstrated innovation mindset, curiosity and passion for continuous learning, with a self-driven, highly autonomous and result-oriented working style.\nPlease apply before 2nd October, 2026.\nLocation Profile\nNovelis’ Sierre is located in the Valais Switzerland employing around 550 people. It mainly focuses on production of aluminium sheet for the automotive market covering the entire process from casting to finishing. The plant also hosts a world-leading Research & Innovation Center specialized in the development of new automotive sheet alloys surface treatment and joining technologies. In Feburary 2022 together with research institutions and a local energy provider Novelis founded the Net Zero Lab Valais to develop carbon-neutral solutions for aluminium manufacturing. The lab focuses on identifying and implementing innovative solutions to neutralize the carbon footprint of Novelis’ manufacturing operations and neighboring communities starting in Sierre.\nThe Sierre plant supports its community through direct sponsorship of many annual events promoting education sports and culture.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5586,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Continuous learning"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Switzerland","iso":"CH","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Materials Science & Nanotechnology","Metals & Metallurgy","Cybersecurity","Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T03:26:08Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.35,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":24,"expected_fill_days":9,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/novelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/novelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T08:56:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":5349,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1796558},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1796558"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnovelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnovelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnovelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/novelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnovelis-metallurgy-modeling-scientist"}]}