ENAMEL SPECIALIST

AGC offers challenging, and highly rewarding career opportunities. Join a leading international glass company, share a global stage of incredible opportunity with more than 50.000 employees world-wide. Work and grow alongside some of the brightest people in your field, all driven by shared values : operational excellence and innovation, environment, integrity and diversity. 

Based in Belgium, AGC Glass Europe is the European branch of the AGC group (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd), one of the world's largest producer of flat glass. We produce, processes and distributes flat glass for the construction industry (external glazing and indoor decorative glass), the automotive industry, solar applications, and specialized industries (glazing for railway and subway cars and ships, glass for domestic appliances, and various high-tech applications).

Be part of the CAR-EVOLUTION. The advent of the autonomous car will dramatically reshape the way people interact with vehicles, the future design of roads and cities. Glass has a major role to play. Come and experience the excitement and challenges of industrial research in one of Europe’s largest glass R&D Centers.

Curious to know more about your future site?

You will be based at AGC's Technovation Centre, near Charleroi, where research and development, engineering and intellectual property activities are centralised under one roof with 280 staff members. The general atmosphere reflects our values of inclusion and diversity: many events are organised to allow everyone to get to know each other: a mentoring scheme for newcomers, a BBQ in the summer, a St. Nicholas party, plant tours... and many other activities to discover. Join us!

The Role / Job :

You will manage innovative projects linked to enamels and their processes for car windows from A to Z

• Define specifications for the development of innovative products
• Assess potential solutions feasibility and industrialization
• Develop or co-develop with partners/suppliers most promising solutions from laboratory tests to industrial deployment
• Report results to (top) management

Requirements :

Your scientific profile

• Civil engineer, master or PHD in material sciences or related field
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in the (automotive) enamel field
• Demonstrated project management skills, in both R&D and industrial environment
• Product knowledge of : (automotive) enamels, silver pastes, wet coatings, inks, ceramics
• Process knowledge of : screen printing, inkjet printing, digital printing

Your general skills

• Multitasker, curious with a bias for action, perseverant and autonomous
• Problem-solver mindset - structured and rigorous
• Efficient communicator in multicultural environments: presentations, reports, discussions, negotiations.
• Ability to synthesize and popularize complex matters
• Willingness to travel (short missions)
• Fluent in English – French knowledge is a plus

Location :

Are you ready to “Make Your Mark Every Day”?

What we offer :

• A complete package including a competitive salary, 40 days holiday, luncheon vouchers...
• A complete training catalogue in the field of glass, personal and technical development as well as support during the first months of onboarding, including a mentoring system.
• A stimulating work environment with innovative technologies, and a friendly, open-minded and talented team that respects autonomy while always listening to your ideas.
• The opportunity to get involved in sustainable development: AGC is committed to the environment and social transition through its staff's involvement in a number of initiatives