V.I.E. (m/f) Process Engineering - Surface Engineering, Herzogenrath

Welcome at Saint-Gobain!

Saint-Gobain designs, produces and distributes materials and solutions which can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications.

Change the world – not on your own, but in a team that just pursued this mission for over 350 years. In one of the eight top global employer, one of the 100 largest industrial companies, with 170,000 employees and more than 39 billion euros in sales in over 60 countries.

Your tasks

• Support R&D project activities focused on technical preparation of the surfaces and cleaning
• processes for various coated and non-coated glass products (e.g. glasses in automobile, buildings etc.)
• Detection and analysis of the surface defects formed during glass processing
• Design and development of the detection techniques to identify surface defects formed during different steps of glass processing
• Design of experiments and supporting subsequent pilot and production trials
• Write technical reports to summarize the results of the pilot and industrial trials
• Supporting the team members with literature and patent review

Your profile

• A Master degree in Material Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics or similar fields
• Initial practical experience in design of experiments and data analysis
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Enthusiasm to tackle technical problems and challenges
• High commitment and willingness to learn
• Team player and ability to work in a achievement-oriented environment
• Structured work style as well as the ability to adapt quickly in diverse R&D themes

About the V.I.E. program

• The V.I.E. carries out his/her assignment in a French company operating overseas. Interns
• can work in a variety of domains.
• The latest your assignment can start is on the day of your 29th birthday. No exceptions can be made.
• You must have French or European nationality (i.e. be a national of a Member State of the
• European Economic Area, which includes the 28 Member States of the European Union
• including Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Monaco).