VIE - Research & Development Engineer (m/f), Waakirchen

Saint-Gobain, leader mondial de l'habitat, conçoit, produit et distribue des matériaux de construction en apportant des solutions innovantes sur les marchés en croissance des pays émergents, de l'efficacité énergétique et de l'environnement. Saint-Gobain est une maison accueillante, sûre et ouverte sur le monde, dans laquelle on entre pour un parcours.

The main role

As a V.I.E, you will have the following tasks:

• Conducting hands-on experiments formulating solvent-free pressure-sensitive adhesives.
• Working with engineers on our pilot production tools to evaluate new concepts.
• Testing adhesive tape performance using a variety of specialized equipment and software.
• Conducting application-related tests in close coordination with customers.
• Supporting project management in the supervision of production trials.
• Testing new raw materials for their suitability in our formulations.
• Using basic statistics and software tools to interpret data.
• Documenting and presenting work results to local and global teams.
• Supporting others in the R&D team and executing commercial and manufacturing support requests.

Profile

• Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical or process engineering, or materials science.
• Familiarity with a chemistry lab setting and ability to work safely with chemicals.
• Attention to detail when preparing samples for testing and conducting sample characterization.
• Ability to work independently on several topics simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral) to work with people of different backgrounds (e.g., manufacturing, research, engineering, marketing, and operations).
• A prior experience with polymeric materials or processing would be a plus.
• An experience with pressure sensitive adhesive formulation, processing, or characterization would be a plus.
• English is the main working language, but German basics are very welcome!