AK Steel

Associate Maintenance Engineer

Coatesville Full time

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opening for Maintenance Engineer at our Coatesville location. The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for the improvement of the life span of the sites’ equipment through condition monitoring, analysis, and improvement activities.

Summary of Responsibilities: 

  • Conduct predictive maintenance activities
  • Utilize tools such as Ultrasonic Emissions (UE), Infrared (IR) tools, and Motor Circuit Analysis
  • Provide electrical and mechanical technical guidance and expertise to management, engineers, crafts people, and coordinators in the plant to improve and extend the life of the assets
  • Analyze data to recommend changes to the monitoring programs, routes, frequency of inspection and type of equipment being monitored
  • Analyze delay analysis reports to look for electrical and mechanical opportunities for improvements.
  • Analyze repetitive failures and improve the design to reduce or eliminate failures
  • Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and design maintenance programs for all new equipment
  • Perform RCA and Failure Scene Investigations as directed through departmental leadership
  • Provide information to asset management meetings to assist planners and schedulers to help prioritize electrical and mechanical maintenance work based on data.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. in engineering, technical field or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2-5 years engineering experience in heavy industry or mining/mineral processing operations.


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 top 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 careers@clevelandcliffs.com or call 1-(312) 899-3097 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. 

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 careers@clevelandcliffs.com or call 1-(312) 899-3097 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.