John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities
Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.
Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With more than 8,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1.417 billion in 2024 in 28 countries, on 5 continents.
Job Profile
•A graduate Engineer to lead groups of Engineers and draughtsmen, to plan and complete the engineering activities in time.
•Having experience in Design and Engineering in the field of Steel Strip processing lines like CGL, CCL, ARP, ECL etc.
•Fluency in thermal calculation and thermal design of equipments.
•Control teams of Engineers and Draughtsman, to carry out engineering activities.
•Planning the design activities for the project and for the team.
•Ensure timely completion of the activities.
•Providing P & ID, Data Sheets as per the requirement.
•Making Design calculations.
•Selection of bought out components
•Preparation of models using 3D software like AutoDesk Inventor.
•Ensure correctness of the drawings, documents prepared by the team.
•Co-ordination with other departments.
•Communication with customers, participation in technical discussions with customers
•Co-ordination with manufacturing for discrepancies and deviations
•Co-ordination with Erection and commissioning for site support.
•Ensure use of BAT (Best Available Technology) in the equipments designed.
Miscellaneous
•Ensures compliance to quality, safety & environmental standards as per ISO 9001, 14001.
Decision making Authority
•Planning and allocation of work among the team
•Approval of bought outs.
•Approval of vendor documents
•Modification of the design/ drawings for better performance, under approval from the superior.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should be an
•First Class Engineering Graduate in Mechanical /Industrial / Production from a reputed university
•Minimum 6 years of experience, in the field of process design of Furnaces, Ovens, and thermal equipments.
•Must have thorough experience in Auto CAD, Autodesk Inventor / Solid Works
•Knowledge of Ansys / FEA and CFD will be an added advantage
•Possess good communication skills.
•Work experience in Matrix Organization will be an added advantage.
Competency
•Thorough knowledge of reading and preparing drawings
•Good knowledge of process equipment related to Mechanical/thermal system.
•Good at Planning & Decision-Making skills.
•Good experience of thermal calculations and design.
•Process knowledge of Galvanizing, Color coating will be preferred.
Prospects
•The Group Leaders will get an opportunity to work across global units within JC group companies, based on their performances.
John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment.
Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?
We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you!
Discover our job opportunities in details on Career - John Cockerill

John Cockerill designs, integrates, modernizes and maintains equipment in the domains of energy, defence, steelmaking, the environment and industry in general.
John Cockerill assists its clients throughout the whole of the lifecycle of their equipment, to improve its economic, technical and environmental performance.
The benefits of John Cockerill are numerous: a unique combination of engineering and maintenance expertise and in the management of technical international projects, a vast geographical and technological scope and a capacity of innovation based on the concrete need of its clients.
John Cockerill has an experienced workforce of 8,000 in Europe, Africa, North America, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, New Caledonia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Vietnam.
Proud of its past and aware of its ability to invent the processes of the future, John Cockerill intends to contribute to today's societal challenges and generate sustainable industrial progress for the benefit of its customers, employees, shareholders, surrounding communities and the planet.