Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development

OC Business Title: Sr. Technician

Job Title: Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development

Job Code(s): RRU702/7A

Support new product development and innovation for Owens Corning's North American Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team. The Associate Scientist - Fiberglass Insulation Product Development is a product development support role that helps drive improvements of existing products and the development of next generation products. This position will include leading portions of projects, maintaining product development and prototype testing lab spaces, working with a contractor to perform day-to-day duties, and providing general hands-on prototype fabrication and material handling support to the broader Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team. This position works closely with other internal technical teams, manufacturing, testing labs, and business partners, as well as working with external suppliers and customers.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: North American Fiberglass Product Development Team Leader

Span of Control: Individual Contributor with room to grow, contractor management

Safer Together

• Actively participates in monthly safety meetings
• Ensures rigorous compliance to safety procedures and OC corporate policies
• Focuses on sustaining a safe work environment for self and coworkers

Product Development and Innovation

• Plan, design, and help fabricate test fixtures or stands to facilitate prototype testing or new test method development.
• Prepare prototypes and technical demonstrations for customer evaluation and testing, in support of the building insulation initiatives within the Fiberglass Insulation Product Development team.
• Support the planning and execution of prototype or product evaluation trials at Owens Corning labs or 3rd party facilities.
• Coordinate testing, organize data, and present results to help drive projects forward.
• Document all experiments and trials to support IP strategies and contribute to technical reports

Lab Operations

• Assists with communicating coordinates resources within the lab space.
• Works with a contractor to perform day-to-day lab activities.
• Maintain lab equipment in the prototype lab space by authoring and updating safety documents and submitting facilities request for maintance, as needed.
• Identify opportunities to increase safety within the lab space and lead the development for upgrades/installation of new safety equipment.
• General houskeeping and material management of the area.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in engineering or equivalent field
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Must be proficient in using machinery and tools, such as various saws, drills, nail guns, staplers, etc.
• Must be proficient in using a computer including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
• Knowledge of laboratory practices
• Ability to repetitively lift objects up to 40 lbs and stand for a large portion of the day

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 2-3 years experience in industrial R&D lab is preferred
• Experience with constructing, assembling, or producing equipment for a specific purpose
• Experience using Excel or Minitab to analyze data to make data-based decisions
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time is preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Strong desire to learn and technically curious
• Team oriented, with high energy and desire to build strong relationships, collaborate and drive results
• Self-motivated with the ability and desire to work independently to learn and apply new technical areas.
• Good time management and well organized to deliver results to the project team in a timely manner.
• Passion for understanding how things work and the ability to collect, analyze and present data to drive decisions.
• Resilience and agility to adapt to an ever-changing environment and business.
• Out of the box thinking to identify new approaches to overcome obstacles.
• Ability to understand and translate customer needs into feasible test methods and meaningful technical claims.
• Practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures.
• Attention to detail and dedication to documenting and embedding knowledge within the organization.

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About Owens Corning

Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our four integrated businesses - Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites - provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visitwww.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.