Expires soon Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

VIE BUILDING SCIENCE ENGINEER H/F

  • V.I.E.
  • Malvern (Chester County)
  • Master, Bac +5

Job description

Entreprise:
Saint-Gobain is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of building materials, and a leader in the production of high-performance materials and glass containers with more than 1,000 subsidiaries in 64 countries. Saint-Gobain was founded in 1665 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Saint-Gobain had sales of $55.5 billion in 2012 and employs nearly 193,000 people worldwide.
In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain had sales of approximately $7.9 billion and employed approximately 19,000 people in 2012. The company has approximately 150 manufacturing plants and more than 140 distribution outlets throughout the United States and Canada. Saint-Gobain North American businesses include: Abrasives, Ceramics, Certain Teed (Insulation, Gypsum, Roofing and Siding), Crystals, Flat Glass, Myers Decorative Surfaces, Norandex, Performance Plastics, and Adfors.
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and ceilings.
Poste et missions:
Background: the MultiComfort Platform of CertainTeed is responsible for leading R&D projects that focus on developing, demonstrating, and connecting the performance of CertainTeed products and systems to the performance of residential and commercial buildings regarding indoor environmental quality (acoustic, thermal and visual comfort, as well as indoor air quality) and the occupant experience. The successful candidate will utilize his/her technical background in building construction and/or building technology to support research and development projects with cross-functional, matrix teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Apply building construction and design principles plus analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques to evaluate new technologies and materials in buildings and building assemblies.
- Provide technical insight into various construction practices,
- Utilize principles of building science.
- Support project goals and objectives. Propose new objectives and gather agreement on new ideas from team members and stakeholders.
- Clearly communicate technical issues, approaches, and results in technical reports and presentations
- Interact with building community and/or leading universities and/or construction technology laboratories as needed.
Major tasks of the VIE:
1.Performance testing, data analysis and reporting of results
2.Instrumentation, data acquisition
3.Statistical analysis, DOE
4.Theoretical calculations with software (WUFI, TRNSYS…)
5.Building new assemblies with contractors (walls, roofs...)
Profil:
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
- Background: Building Science or Materials Science
- Fluent in English (daily contacts with suppliers, presentations, etc…)
- Ability to work in synergy with multiple groups/departments
- Ability to work with limited assistance on three different topics at the same time
- Open-minded, takes initiatives
- Likes rigorous handwork
- Knowledge in building materials/construction and software like WUFI, TRNSYS or LABVIEW will be a plus
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Building Engineering or Materials Science
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