Research Engineer III

Position Description:

Saint-Gobain is a leading worldwide producer of abrasives, building materials, high-performance plastics, insulation, flat glass, glass containers, piping, reinforcements and industrial ceramics. In the U.S. and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs over 23,000 people, and has approximately 180 manufacturing locations. Its total U.S. and Canada sales in 2005 were $7.4 billion.

Saint-Gobain?s Ceramics & Plastics Branch includes a wide variety of businesses worldwide.

Products include: electro-fused ceramics, high performance refractories, advanced ceramics, silicon carbide, specialty crystals, chemical process products and high performance plastics.

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Qualifications:

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Coated Abrasives Division is seeking a Research Engineer for product development projects at the Northboro Research & Development Center. The selected candidate will have experience in product development and knowledge of formulations, composites, polymers, web processing and coatings. The candidate will lead product development efforts in a team approach working closely with marketing and operations. Interactions across a broad range of levels, expertise, and geographic regions are required.

COMPETENCIES:
The skilled candidate will be proficient and proactive in the following:
? A product development background with a MS in material science, chemistry, chemical engineering or a related field coupled with at least 2 to 3 years of industrial experience in coatings, formulations, design of experiments, process scale-up and application knowledge.
? Assist in the transition of these new product concepts into product development and the associated processes through prototype design, and qualification of new products for commercialization.
? Working in a matrix organization, the candidate will be able to communicate and interact effectively with a range of people including business, manufacturing, and research managers, process engineers, R&D engineers, technicians, and operators.
? Excellent verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to work well on a large Research and Development Team.
? Demonstrated ability to design and direct technician run experiments to develop and support pilot scale processes and ensure correlation of pilot processes into manufacturing processes.
? Analysis and characterization of structure/property relationships in finished products.
? Document accomplishments in clear and coherent technical reports and presentations.
? A creative problem-solving with a hands-on approach to product development.
? Industrial experience and training with the proper and safe handling of chemicals and operation of the aforementioned equipment.
? Must be highly motivated and able to work under very limited guidance with the utmost precision and care.


TO APPLY:
For immediate consideration, please apply below.

WEBSITES: www.saint-gobain.com/us/

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