Automation Development Engineer, Automation Engineer, Production Development Engineer, Electrical Power Engineer, Process Development Engineer, Business Analyst Smelters, Financial Controller, Business Analyst, Health and Safety Engineer, Mine Engineer, Process and Metallurgy Engineer, Rock Mechanics Engineer, Water Treatment Engineer
Automation and Technology
Automation Development Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Automation Development Engineer
Location: Boliden Area, Sweden
In this role as Automation Development Engineer, you'll be part of the Automation team, supporting the development, maintenance, and optimization of automation and control systems in Boliden Area. You will combine office-based engineering with hands-on work in processing plant environments and collaborate closely with operations personnel, automation specialists, vendors, and system suppliers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, configure, test, commission, and maintain automation solutions and control systems
- Support lifecycle management and continuous improvement of control systems and automation platforms
- Integrate components and systems into existing automation architectures
- Produce functional descriptions and requirements specifications
- Participate in factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, commissioning, and system verification
- Troubleshoot operational issues, perform root cause analyses, and implement improvements to maintain high system availability
- Collaborate with operations personnel, automation specialists, vendors, and system suppliers to support maintenance and larger development initiatives
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Instrumentation Engineering, or a closely related field focused on automation and operational technology.
Automation Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Automation Engineer
Location: Rönnskär, Sweden
In this role as Automation Engineer, you'll be part of the development team at Rönnskär, supporting the development and implementation of automation solutions. You will combine independent technical work with project participation, coordination, and communication with internal and external stakeholders, while contributing to future technologies such as machine vision, robotics, autonomous equipment, and AI-based analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor developments and emerging technologies within automation
- Lead smaller idea and concept studies, often independently
- Act as automation engineering discipline lead in projects and coordinate others in larger projects
- Actively investigate and propose automation solutions and ideas for improvement
- Prepare technical specifications, follow up supplier deliveries, and support technical procurement
- Participate in testing and verify that automation systems perform as planned
- Carry out automation-related design work and manage smaller projects, including budget, meetings, and schedules
- Explain proposed solutions and their impact to production stakeholders and support successful implementation
Qualifications:
Degree in mechatronics, industrial engineering and automation, mechanical engineering with an automation or robotics profile, or electrical engineering with a specialization in automation.
Production Development Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Development Engineer
Location: Odda, Norway
In this role as a Development Engineer, you'll be part of a new development department at Boliden Odda, investigating operational challenges and identifying improvement opportunities through structured problem solving and data analysis. You will combine independent analytical work with close collaboration across departments and professional disciplines.
Responsibilities:
- Investigate defined operational problems and gather information from relevant stakeholders
- Identify root causes through structured problem solving
- Analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends and relationships
- Collaborate across departments and professional disciplines to define improvement opportunities
- Develop evidence-based recommendations and appropriate solutions
- Present and explain recommendations clearly to build support for implementation
- Follow up implementation or hand identified issues and proposed solutions to the responsible department
Qualifications:
Master's degree in materials science, production development, cybernetics or automation, mathematics, mechanical engineering, or another relevant field supporting data analysis and industrial development.
Electrical Power Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Electrical Power Engineer
Location: Rönnskär, Sweden
In this role as an Electrical Power Engineer, you'll be part of the electrical maintenance organization at Rönnskär, where you will help develop structured, system-oriented maintenance for the electrical power distribution network. You will connect maintenance methods and planning with the operational reality in the plant.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and formalize maintenance plans for the electrical power distribution network
- Work with asset registers, templates and maintenance frameworks
- Support criticality classifications and RCM-related maintenance work
- Help establish standardized, practical and long-term ways of working
- Apply maintenance methodologies to electrical power assets and translate theory into practice
- Collaborate with the operational and electrical maintenance organization
- Spend time in the plant to understand equipment and maintenance activities in practice
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Power Engineering, High Voltage Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, Maintenance Engineering, or a related field.
Process Development Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Process Development Engineer
Location: Harjavalta, Finland
In this role as a Process Development Engineer, you'll be part of the the R&D team at Harjavalta smelter, supporting production operations and, when needed, investment projects. You will solve process-related challenges, contribute to long-term assignments linked to strategic objectives, and collaborate closely with production, maintenance, and project personnel.
Responsibilities:
- Respond promptly to requests from production and help resolve process-related problems
- Support production operations and contribute to investment projects when needed
- Contribute to longer-term assignments linked to the company’s strategic objectives
- Combine rapid operational problem-solving with systematic long-term planning
- Review historical reports, external research, and industry publications and assess their relevance to Harjavalta smelter
- Document trials, new materials, operating-window changes, results, and lessons learned for future use
- Collaborate with production, maintenance, and project personnel on process development initiatives
Qualifications:
Master of Science in metallurgy, sustainable process metallurgy, extractive metallurgy, process engineering, chemical engineering, process chemistry, or a closely related field.
Business and Finance
Business Analyst Smelters, Stockholm Sweden
As a Business Analyst, you will join our Commercial Business Unit in Stockholm and work closely with teams across Sales, Raw Materials, Finance and Risk Management. Boliden Commercial is responsible for maximising the value generated by Boliden's operations through strategic marketing, sales, sourcing and logistics across global markets. To gain a broad understanding of our business, you will also spend time at our smelters and, when relevant, our mines, building valuable insight into the operational side of the value chain.
Responsibilities:
- Support monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business reviews
- Follow up on operational and financial KPIs
- Analyze cost development, profitability, and business performance
- Support CAPEX and OPEX follow-up and investment evaluations
- Prepare presentations and management reports using Excel and PowerPoint
- Assist Business Controllers and operational managers with decision support
- Participate in improvement projects related to finance processes, reporting, and digitalization
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Economics, Accounting, or a related field
Financial Controller, Boliden Sweden
In this role as a Financial Controller, you'll be part of the Finance organization, working with financial planning, analysis, reporting, and performance management in close collaboration with operational and support functions. You will build a strong understanding of the business through regular interaction with site management, production teams, and operational stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Support monthly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and business reviews
- Follow up on operational and financial KPIs
- Analyze cost development, profitability, and business performance
- Support CAPEX and OPEX follow-up and investment evaluations
- Prepare presentations and management reports using Excel and PowerPoint
- Assist Business Controllers and operational managers with decision support
- Contribute to improvement projects related to finance processes, reporting, digitalization, and Finance BI solutions
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
Business Analyst, Stockholm Sweden
In this role as a Business Analyst, you'll be part of the Commercial Business Unit in Stockholm, working across functions such as Sales, Raw Materials, Finance and Risk Management. You will also spend time at our smelters and, when relevant, our mines to build an understanding of the operational side of the business.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in business-critical projects, process improvement initiatives and commercial activities
- Analyze business cases and processes, draw conclusions and define clear recommendations
- Contribute to developing sustainable and profitable business solutions
- Support commercial activities, including market screening and planning arrivals and deliveries
- Help identify profitable and sustainable business partners and contracts
- Build strong relationships with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders across our smelters and mines
- Turn recommendations into practical improvements and support their implementation
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Industrial Engineering and Management, Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Geology, Mining, Metallurgy, or a related field.
Operations Engineer
Health and Safety Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Health and Safety Engineer
Location: Odda, Norway
In this role as a Health & Safety Engineer, you'll be part of the HSE team at Boliden Odda, supporting both proactive and reactive health and safety work across the factory. You will help strengthen competence in occupational hygiene and chemical exposure, including chemicals, gases, and noise, while collaborating with production employees, managers, and HSE colleagues.
Responsibilities:
- Follow up proactive health and safety measures across the factory
- Conduct or coordinate different types of HSE testing
- Develop and deliver safety training
- Follow up employees, managers, and cases in the IA system
- Support and guide managers regarding deviations
- Participate in or lead incident investigations of varying scope
- Strengthen and share knowledge in occupational hygiene and chemical exposure, including chemicals, gases, and noise
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in HSE engineering, preparedness and crisis management, occupational hygiene, or another closely relevant field.
Mine Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Mine Engineer
Location: Aitik or Garpenberg, Sweden
In this role as a Mine Engineer, you'll be part of a mine planning and technical team at one of Boliden’s mining sites. You will help plan how mineral resources can be extracted safely and economically, combining technical and computer-based work with practical exposure to mining operations.
Responsibilities:
- Support mine planning with a focus on safe and economically efficient resource extraction
- Apply knowledge of mining methods, geology and mine economics in technical analyses and planning
- Work with modern mine-planning software and digital tools
- Collaborate with colleagues across technical functions and mining operations
- Spend time at mine sites to understand operational conditions and priorities
- Adapt and reprioritize when operational circumstances change
- Contribute to problem solving and continuous improvement in mine planning and operations
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Mining Engineering, including substantial coursework in mine economics, mining methods and geology. A relevant degree in Geotechnical Engineering may also be considered.
This role will be based at Garpenberg or Aitik in Sweden. The final location will be determined during the recruitment process, based on business needs.
Process & Metallurgy Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Process & Metallurgy Engineer
Location: Zinkgruvan Sweden, Kevitsa Finland or Somincor Portugal
This role as a Process & Metallurgy Engineer, you'll be part of a process engineering team, working collaboratively to monitor and improve process performance in the concentrators. You will investigate process issues, work with improving metal recovery and concentrate quality, and contribute to development initiatives and projects while considering the financial impact of process performance.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and follow up process performance and results
- Troubleshoot process issues and identify improvement opportunities
- Work to improve production recovery and concentrate quality
- Consider the financial impact of process performance and improvements
- Participate in development initiatives and projects within the concentrator
- Collaborate with process engineering colleagues on process-related work
- Build understanding of industrial processes through hands-on work in the plant and production environment
Qualifications:
University degree in process technology, chemical engineering, mining engineering, mineral engineering, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
This role may be based in Zinkgruvan Sweden, Kevitsa Finland or Somincor Portugal. The final location will be determined during the recruitment process, based on business needs.
Rock Mechanics Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Rock Mechanics Engineer
Location: Boliden, Garpenberg or Zinkgruvan in Sweden, or at Somincor in Portugal In this role as a Rock Mechanics Engineer, you'll be part of a rock mechanics team at one of Boliden’s mine sites, developing specialist expertise that supports safe and economically sound mining operations. You will combine field observations underground with technical analysis and communicate well-founded conclusions to operators, managers and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in rock mechanics risk assessments and geotechnical investigations.
- Carry out geotechnical mapping and underground inspections.
- Analyze rock conditions using field observations, measurements, and technical data.
- Support technical assessments and recommendations for safe mining operations.
- Combine theoretical knowledge with practical problem-solving underground.
- Collaborate with colleagues across mining operations and technical functions.
- Build specialist competence through hands-on experience and continuous learning.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree with a clear focus on Mining Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Mechanics or equivalent rock-mechanics-focused studies. A relevant Bachelor’s degree may also be considered if it has a strong focus on mining, geotechnical engineering and/or rock mechanics.
- Strong analytical skills and an interest in solving complex technical challenges are essential.
- Has a strong focus on mining, geotechnical engineering and/or rock mechanics.
This role can be based either at Boliden, Garpenberg or Zinkgruvan in Sweden, or at Somincor in Portugal. The final location will be determined during the recruitment process, based on business needs.
Water Treatment Engineer
Gen B Boliden Graduate Program, Water Treatment Engineer
Location: Boliden or Aitik, Sweden
In this role as a Water Treatment Engineer, you'll be part of a team working with water treatment in a mining and industrial environment. Depending on the final placement, you may work within an Environmental Department or a Concentrator/Processing Plant, combining process engineering and reporting with practical presence in the plant.
Responsibilities:
- Support and develop water treatment processes in a mining and industrial environment
- Investigate process issues and identify practical, solution-focused improvements
- Combine engineering analysis and reporting with regular presence in the plant
- Build an understanding of equipment and how water treatment processes operate in practice
- Collaborate with operational employees, managers and specialists across different functions and sites
- Build internal networks and proactively identify colleagues who can contribute relevant expertise
- Prepare accurate and structured technical reports and communicate findings to different stakeholders
- Reporting in water quality and water consumption, as well as prepare accurate and structured technical reports and communicate findings to different stakeholders
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with a clear connection to Process Engineering or Process Technology. A Master’s degree is strongly preferred. Courses in chemistry and environmental subjects are meritorious.
This role may be based at Aitik or in the Boliden Area. The final location and organizational placement will be determined during the recruitment process, based on business needs.