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

"MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME" – das ist unser Purpose. Wir entwickeln, produzieren und vertreiben mit unserem breiten Markenportfolio in einem kontinuierlichen Innovationsprozess Materialien und Lösungen für den Bausektor und verschiedene Industriemärkte. Als globaler Top Employer mit knapp 165.000 Mitarbeiter*innen in über 75 Ländern weltweit vereinen wir Nachhaltigkeit und Leistung.

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!