Sr Material Scientist - Glass

July 21, 2014

Sr Material Scientist – Glass

Sr Material Scientist – Glass from The Wellington Group @twgrecruiters

The Wellington Group has been engaged to find a Sr Material Scientist – Glass, seasoned glass industry R&D Scientist with new product development and innovations experience. Must be a roll up your sleeves and jump in person to learn a new company, technology, people and make assessments to enhance, improve and propel the company through current and existing product innovations.

Put your Product Development, Innovations and Leadership experience with Glass to work with a global leader in a new job today. Great company, voted as one of the Best Places to Work with outstanding benefits, employee focused culture and leadership and many, many perks on the campus for you to take part-in and enjoy!

Sr Material Scientist – Glass Position Requirements:

Drive new glass product development via collaboration with peers across the organization
Work closely with Product Managers to develop glass based product specs and define project scope and deliverables
Apply Material Science expertise in the development of new glass based products, or on the enhancement of current and existing glass based products
Manage new product development projects to maximize speed to market, completeness and accuracy
Work with Production on the scale-up and transfer or new products to manufacturing and sales
Provide expertise and creative and strategic oversight throughout the process
Interact with entire staff on trouble-shooting activities and process improvement projects
Work with and communicate in cross-functional teams; colleagues, industry and academic leaders, vendors, customers, and end users

The qualified Sr Material Scientist – Glass candidate will have:

MS or PhD in Material Science or Engineering, Glass focus is ideal
10+ years of experience with glass R&D
Experience with raw materials such as silicates, silica, or phosphates preferred
Hands-on experience with glass synthesis, fabrication and glass composites is required
Must have experience with glass behaviors in heating and cooling, furnace experience is a plus
Seeking 2+ leadership experience
CAD/CAM experience with Solidworks and 3D modeling preferred
Preferred experience 3+ years with Biomaterials, bone and dental applications and glass to metal or glass to ceramic bonding
Results oriented, “can do” professional with a passion for R&D and product innovations
Must be a creative visionary, product development experience from ideation to commercialization
Able to work within a cross functional team and company environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate and interact with multiple cultures and backgrounds