Objective of the Position

Computation and Instrumentation Technologies (CIT) Department is leading R&D activities related to Modeling, Digital, Optics and Sensors for Saint-Gobain Group’s activities in China.

CIT Department is looking for a team leader of Digital and Sensor Instrumentation technologies. In this role, you will supervise a team of four engineers who have strong expertise in non-destructive technologies (optical inspection, ultrasound), sensors and data analytics in order to support the global strategy of digitalization of industrial plants and further develop inspection methods at lab scale for the others team of Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai.

In addition, you will be directly responsible to develop and maintain competencies optical inspection systems to be used in applications for process control and/or quality control.

You will be involved into R&D projects related to several business units (automotive glass, ceramics, abrasives) where you will be in charge of investigating and developing inspection solutions internally or with external partners. You will also contribute to the digitalization of Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai.

Candidate should have a deep knowledge on optical hardware and fundamental knowledge of image processing and data treatment (including statistical analysis, feature detection, pattern recognition).

Principal Accountabilities (% of time, What, How and Why)

1/ (5%) As Saint Gobain’s employee, you will follow Health and Safety regulations and will be assigned personal objectives to contribute to the overall efficiency of the company.

2/ (50%) You will develop and maintain optical inspection systems to be used in process or quality control for different plants of Saint-Gobain in China (glass for automotive, abrasives, plastics, and ceramics).

3/ (30%) You will work closely with team from the plants as well as R&D teams from each business unit concerned to get familiar with their products and processes. You will support them in Industry 4.0/ Smart manufacturing projects and gather knowledge of solutions developed (advantages and drawbacks).

4/ (15%) Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai is one important contributor of innovation for the all Saint-Gobain R&D organization (8 R&D centers in the world). You will participate to transversal programs (Sensors and connected objects, Non Destructive Evaluation, Data Science) with other researchers and contribute to the innovation process of the company.

Qualification & Skills

1/ Position opened to Master (optics or relevant majors) with minimum 2-5 years’ experience in industry related to automotive or technical material.

2/ Strong knowledge in optical hardware and auto-inspection. Skills in object oriented programming (Python, C/C++, Sharp), image processing and analysis are a plus.

3/ Leadership and project management are required for this position

3/ Good communication skills, Chinese and English (oral and written)

4/ Curiosity and willingness to work in a multi-disciplinary environment

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