Customer Application Engineer

Company

Constellium is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high value-added aluminum products and solutions for a broad range of markets and applications with a strong focus on Aerospace Automotive and Packaging. We design develop and engineer products and solutions in partnership with our customers. With approximately 11500 employees worldwide Constellium operates 24 manufacturing sites across North America Europe and China and generated $8.4 billion of revenue in 2025.

Job Summary

The Customer Application Engineer will be a key player in bridging the gap between our R&D team production and customers in the aluminum industry. This role involves collaborating on new product development tailored to aluminum applications engaging with customers to understand their needs aligning R&D and production efforts with industrial manufacturing processes actively prospecting new customers expanding into new markets and representing our company at industry events. The ideal candidate will have a technically proficient in metals with strong communication skills and a passion for promoting innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Customer Interaction: Engage with customers to understand their technical needs provide adequate data and offer tailored solutions to address their challenges.
• Technical Liaison: Act as the primary technical point of contact between customers and internal teams ensuring clear communication and alignment of expectations.
• R&D and Production Alignment: Work closely with R&D and production teams to align product development with industrialization customer requirements and ensuring seamless integration from design to manufacturing.
• Event Representation: Attend industry events trade shows and conferences to promote our product portfolio network with potential customers and stay updated on market trends.
• New Product Introduction: Collaborate with the R&D team to design develop and test new products and ideas ensuring alignment with industry standards and customer requirements.
• Product Promotion: Develop and deliver compelling presentations technical documentation and marketing materials to showcase our products capabilities.
• Customer Support: Provide technical support troubleshooting and guidance to ensure customer satisfaction and successful product implementation.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering or a related field. Advanced degree in a metals-related discipline preferred but not required.
• Strong technical knowledge of metals production processing and applications (e.g. steel aluminum alloys casting forging or heat treatment).
• Certifications: Relevant certifications in metallurgical engineering materials science or project management are a plus.
  
  

Soft Skills & Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication networking and interpersonal skills to build relationships with customers and internal teams in the metals industry.
• Ability to translate complex metallurgical or technical concepts into customer-friendly language.
• Proficiency in creating technical documentation presentations and reports.
• Proactive and strategic mindset for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
  
  
  

Languages

French English.

Location & Travel
This position is based in Issoire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France.

Travel: Willingness to travel (up to 50%) for customer meetings site visits and industry events.

Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.