Georgia Pacific is seeking a Sr. R&D Engineer/Scientist at our building products laboratory in Decatur, GA. The role creates value by identifying, developing, and commercializing market-focused innovative solutions for GP Building Products. We use creative and inventive skills to conceptualize and engage the scientific method to profitably translate existing and new technologies into our marketspace. The ideal candidate will have experience or a scientific background in a field that relates to building products.
This role is based out of our Decatur Technical Center (just outside Atlanta, GA). The Decatur center primarily focuses on Georgia-Pacific building products R&D efforts and includes a state-of-the-art analytical lab with extensive application testing capabilities. As a market leader, Georgia-Pacific has the analytical, statistical and process tools, assets, and commitment for you to be a successful contributor and create value. At Georgia-Pacific, you will play a key role in the product development cycle from idea generation through new product commercialization. If you aspire to use your critical thinking skills and creativity to drive innovation, we are interested in learning more about you!
***This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship***
What You Will Do
- Demonstrate the virtues consistent with Georgia-Pacific's Principle Based Management (PBM)
- Ensure laboratory safety is our number one priority
- Participate in voice of customer initiatives to identify valuable problems worth solving
- Lead technology scouting initiatives and brainstorming of innovative solutions
- Lead experimental design/statistical data analysis to prototype/test brainstormed solutions, with the goal of discovering those that are economically viable and technically feasible
- Work with and mentor technicians/associates to conduct well designed experiments at both the laboratory scale and pilot scale
- Participate in scaling-up and launching developed solutions
- Lead intellectual property strategy
- Communicate project results with key stakeholders of various levels across multiple capabilities within GP Building Products, including senior leadership
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- PhD with 3+ years of research and development experience
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Master's degree with 3+ years of research and development experience
-OR-Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of research and development experience
-OR-Bachelor's Degree or higher in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Building Science
- Research and development experience in material science related disciplines (e.g., polymers/chemistry, composites, ceramics)
- Experience communicating technical information to non-technical audiences
- Experience advancing projects through the stage gate process (ideation, research, development, and commercialization)
- Experience with design of experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis
- Experience reading/developing intellectual property strategy
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience in critical economic thinking and venture summary development
- Experience in manufacturing
- Experience in building materials, construction, and building science
- Experience in project management, stakeholder management, and cross-capability collaboration to lead multiple projects through the innovation pipeline via the stage gate process
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
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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.
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Equal Opportunities
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