Development Scientist Intern

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 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.

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.

• 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.

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

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.