Development Scientist

**Your Job**

**What You Will Do**
- Developing and launching new thin film and other coated products/technologies
- Creating, maintaining, and communicating Development Plans to ensure a shared understanding between facilities, capabilities, and the Innovation team
- Serving as a leader in change management when new products are launched or transferred globally. Ensure the best knowledge is understood and shared to build skills and understanding in our teams
- Serving as a Technical SME to Guardian's production Coating teams to troubleshoot process or product issues in facilities with regards to new or transferred products
- Seek opportunities to learn from the market and bring outside perceptions, best practices and opportunities that will improve Guardian's products for our customers
- Advancing/deepening the underlying knowledge of our products and production processes
- Clearly presenting and communicating ideas, concepts, and plans across multiple levels
- Working in multi-cultural and functional teams globally
- Collaborating in a matrixed organization working with Global Operations on new product launches and product transfers

**Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)**
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Materials Science, Engineering, Physics or related disciplines
- Experience with experimental design and statistics
- Previous leadership experience or willingness to grow into a leadership role

**What Will Put You Ahead**
- Master's or PhD in Materials Science, Engineering, or Physics
- Proven experience in Optical Thin Film and vacuum related technologies focusing on reactive magnetron sputtering process
- Experience with on-line characterization tools such as Zeiss, DTMs (Digital Transmission Monitoring), RGA (Residual Gas Analyzer) and coating inspection systems such as Dr. Schenk or ISRA Vision
- Experience using QC Lab equipment including Profilometer, Hunter Pro, Perkin Elmer, chemical and optical coatings durability testing
- Experience conducting design and process failure modes and effects analysis
- Experience contributing to complex projects, analyze problems, and developing corrective actions
- Experience and/or proven knowledge of the Stage Gate process
- Experience with thin film optical coating and associated tools (TF Calc, Optilayer, Essential McLeod, Ellipsometer or other thin film modeling packages)

**Who We Are**

At Guardian Industries, we create products that shape the very landscape of our cities and towns. From commercial to residential, Guardian helps the world see what is possible through coated glass products. At Guardian R&D, we create products that shape the very landscape of our cities and towns.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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