WHY DO WE NEED YOU?

Saint-Gobain Abrasives is the world’s leading manufacturer of abrasives, offering powerful, precise and user-friendly solutions enabling customers to shape and surface-finish all types of materials even in the most complex and challenging applications across a diverse range of markets.

Saint-Gobain Research North America is looking for a highly motivated, talented and organized research engineer to join our growing Bonded Abrasives team. The main responsibilities include supporting product development, process development, testing, and other activities supporting senior engineers on specific topics and manufacturing in the plant. The ideal candidate will possess strong research skills and experience in lab environment and the plant. Hands-on, critical thinking and attention to detail are critical for this position.

The candidate will design and run experiments, produce lab scale samples, operate pilot equipment, and analyze the experimental results. In addition to designing experiments for the candidate’s primary projects, the candidate will be expected to conduct experiments to support projects led by others and in the plant.

The main duties will include:

• Utilize basic scientific or engineering principles and techniques to undertake specific tasks and projects with defined scope, including new product development, process development, technology transfer and production support in the plant.
• Design and conduct hands-on experimental work, data analysis, literature search.
• Manage and document projects and tasks effectively with supervision.
• Take leading role in aspects of lab management: safety, equipment maintenance, 5S, lab audit preparation and action follow-up, lab postings, regular equipment checks etc.
• Develop and demonstrate open and collaborative approaches in all areas of responsibility.
• Seek out others to enhance and streamline development and decision making.

Essential Functions

• Communicate technically with internal and external collaborators and utilize knowledge to advance projects and identify productive synergies.
• Lead projects associated with new product launches through internal testing and test systems development (equipment, tooling, methodology, SOP’s, etc) plus management of data files.
• Support the development and evaluation of new process measurement systems and techniques that enhance our capability. Design and execute appropriate experiments or supervise technicians in the running of experiments.
• Work with supervisor and other members of the business unit to identify and document growth opportunities for the business. For new projects generated, participate as project team member or small project leader.
• Support product manufacture and improvement in the plant, identify root cause, set up internal tests and provide solutions.

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Glass, Ceramic, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other related disciplines.
• Demonstrate adequate knowledge in HSE.
• R&D experience in formulation, characterization, and processing of composite materials in industrial environments preferred.
• Industrial internship experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

This position is subject to export controls under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified applicants for the position must meet the ITAR definition of “U.S. Person” at 22 C.F.R. 120.15 as a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise a protected individual (including for example refugees and asylees).

Saint-Gobain is an industry leader with thousands of talented team members who are dedicated to one unified purpose: We bring well being to people by creating great living spaces and improving daily life. You’ll find us wherever people live, work, play, move and heal. Driven by people with unique ideas and a passion for excellence, our businesses manufacture world-class products for a broad range of engaging industries.