Materials Development Engineer (m/f/d), 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.

Missions

• You actively contribute to the development of new materials and products for emerging markets such as automotive, building, and life sciences
• You design experiments and support subsequent pilot and industrial trials
• You play a key role in developing and realizing innovative ideas for our life as well as our sustainable planet
  
• You collaborate effectively and proactively within multi-disciplinary teams in R&D, Production, Marketing, etc.
• You document your work thoroughly, including writing technical reports, presentations, new inventions, SOPs, and more
• You support your team by conducting literature survey and patent reviews

Profile

• You have a master’s or doctoral degree in Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field
• You communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken; knowledge of German or French is a plus
• You have a strong understanding of organic-inorganic materials and expertise in material selection for diverse applications
• You bring knowledge and experience in coating technologies such as PVD and PECVD, or experience with coated products is a plus
• You are proficient in analyzing experimental data, with experience in designing experiments; knowledge of programming is an advantage

Benefits

• Flexibility home office and remote working, hybrid working models, work-life balance and various flextime models
• Versatility - working in an international group that is at the same time characterised by a very entrepreneurial attitude
• Health and safety health measures, fitness offers, company doctor and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP Assist) for mental well-being as well as an employee assistance fund
• Personal development and perspectives tailored to your personal career, personal personnel development programmes, own e-learning platform, access to the Saint-Gobain Academy
• Benefits employee share programme, company pension scheme, access to the discount tool; corporate benefits, JobRad, childcare facilities and much more.
• We promote diversity the promotion of women in management positions is a particular concern of ours.
• Sustainability orientation in accordance with our purpose "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME".