Practice Area Leader - Industrial Furnaces (Remote)

About the Role

We are seeking a Practice Area Leader (Industrial Furnaces Non-Ferrous Metallurgy) remote to join our Technologies team at Hatch. In this senior role, you will drive innovation, standardization, and technical excellence across design, project execution, operation, and lifecycle management of tilting and rotating furnace systems.

What You'll Do

• Serve as Hatch Küttner’s global mechanical subject matter expert for rotating and tilting furnace technologies.
• Support the business development team by providing technical expertise during client engagements to develop custom solutions for their applications and challenges.
• Lead the global tilting and rotating furnace engineering practice, establishing and maintaining design standards & governance, engineering guidelines, quality assurance, and best practices.
• Maintain overall technical responsibility for the detail design, delivery, and commissioning of complete systems provided to clients.
• Drive research, innovation, and product development across furnace designs.
• Work with the supply chain management team to maintain relationships with fabricators and vendors to ensure high-quality, cost-effective equipment design and fabrication.
• Provide technical assistance and expertise during the integration of the equipment into the overall plant design.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to building the next generation of pyrometallurgical equipment expertise within Hatch Küttner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent); a PhD is an advantage.
• 15+ years of heavy mechanical engineering experience in smelting, converting, pyrometallurgy, or high-temperature rotating/tilting equipment.
• Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in tilting and rotating furnace design.
• Strong technical knowledge of rotating machinery, hydraulics, gear drives, and high-temperature mechanical design.
• Experience delivering full mechanical systems, supporting EPCM and equipment Design & Supply projects.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams and client organizations.
• English proficiency is required.

Nice to Have

• Experience with advanced mechanical engineering packages.
• Knowledge of refractory materials.
• Ability to apply sound engineering judgment and interpret complex mechanical analyses.

What We Offer

• Long-term career development in a global, employee-owned company.
• Opportunities to collaborate with world-class specialists.
• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive work environment.
• Mentorship opportunities to shape future leaders.

Join us as a Practice Area Leader (Industrial Furnaces Non-Ferrous Metallurgy) remote and be part of a community of passionate experts working together to solve the toughest challenges in the metals industry.