Senior Mechanical Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer at our Columbus, Ohio facility. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will provide technical engineering expertise for the determination of the basic causes of equipment failures, the development and implementation of corrective actions, and the establishment of appropriate maintenance procedures to improve equipment stability.

• Provide engineering design and specifications for mechanical equipment and systems including but not limited to rotating equipment, piping systems, vessels, conveyors, and other mechanical equipment.
• Utilize appropriate failure analysis techniques to determine root causes of equipment failures and initiate necessary corrective action to eliminate/reduce such failures.
• Utilize various reliability tools in support of continuous improvement, including leading or supporting key activities of the reliability program.
• Assist in the planning of equipment outages, downturn repairs, and the establishment of maintenance shops; set priorities to ensure timely, efficient repair/replacement of equipment.
• Assist in the establishment and assignment of preventive maintenance procedures for the proper care of equipment.
• Maintain a unit availability perspective and an equipment reliability strategy; document problematic equipment and provide input and context for operational and maintenance activities.
• Work closely with Operations and Technical personnel to ensure drawings are updated in keeping with equipment modifications; provide counsel for equipment redesign and secure necessary information for performance of the position.
• Work with equipment suppliers and outside engineering to specify design requirements for new/modified equipment to improve operating performance and/or equipment reliability.
• Coordinate the establishment of requirements, standards, and procedures for equipment inspection; work closely with department inspectors and the non‑destructive testing/predictive technologies group for proper, timely inspection/testing of equipment to prevent departmental spares issues, ensuring inventory control, maintenance and repair of such spares, and control of spares costs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field with 5 to 7 years of professional experience, or 10+ years of professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated equipment reliability knowledge.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and experience.
• Experience using an electronic Maintenance Repair Software System and Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to perform maintenance and reliability studies and/or FMEA for existing and proposed replacement equipment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate and work well with others.

Seniority level
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Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
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Full‑time
Job function
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Engineering and Information Technology
Industry
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Manufacturing

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat‑rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to  or call 1( and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address.

Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug‑free workplace and conduct pre‑employment screening as a condition of employment.