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Development Scientist Intern

Location(s)

Carleton, Michigan

Company

Guardian Glass

Career Field

Research & Development/Sciences

Job Number

197446

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Guardian Glass is seeking a Development Scientist Intern to join our team! Based in our research and development organization at Guardian Glass you will not only have the opportunity to shape the skylines of our cities and the windows of our homes, but also to have a significant impact on reducing global energy consumption by increasing adoption of energy efficient window technologies. Headquartered in the US, Guardian is one of the world's largest suppliers of flat glass and energy efficient vacuum coated window solutions with operations around the world. Learn more here: https://www.guardianglass.com/us/en

Our Team

Our Glass Technology and Development group is a diverse contribution motivated team, working within a culture that encourages entrepreneurship and constructive challenge with respect and humility to deliver superior results for our internal and external customers. Learn more about our culture here: https://principlebasedmanagement.com/en

In your role you will be partnered with one of our experienced scientists who will help acquaint you with glass, vacuum coatings, and our test methods. You will have the opportunity to interact daily with our product development, process development, and product testing and validation teams. Additionally there may be the opportunity to see your efforts translated into production at one of our global sites including our original float glass manufacturing site directly across the street from our R&D center.

What You Will Do

Your specific responsibilities will be defined based on your background and the current needs of the business. Examples might include some of the following:

• Depositing and characterizing thin film layer materials to understand how their deposition conditions and properties affect their response to heat treatment or how they impact durability.
• Testing new process technologies such as ion beam assist or high power impulse magnetron sputtering to determine the impact on coating behavior.
• Developing new test methods to improve our knowledge of coating materials so that we might more effectively transfer processes from development into production and from one production site to another.
• Develop methods to deploy AI in our research to more efficiently build knowledge and wisdom from data and information.
• Identify the factors that control coating response to heat treatment by comparing production and development conditions and executing systematic experiments.
• Learn and apply a wide range of thin film and materials characterization techniques including stress measurement as a function of temperature, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), ellipsometry, spectral reflection and transmission, x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
• Create new software that allows more efficient product change-overs and enables effective deployment of optical models into production.
• Characterize the process and behavior of polymer protective coatings to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Identify and develop durability enhancing processes to improve product manufacturability.
• Model interactions between birds and glass to improve our understanding of avian vision and improve effectiveness of bird deterrent products.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, engineering, or a related technical field
• Eligible for full-time employment by Summer 2029
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience communicating technical information, results, or ideas through written, verbal, or presentation formats.
• Experience independently planning and executing projects, including prioritizing activities and utilizing available resources to achieve project objectives.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience using AI-enabled and other digital tools to support work, academic, or project activities.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate''s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

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.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).

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