Material Laboratory Engineer
ROMA, IT
R&D Material LABORATORY Engineer
Job Description
Joining a dynamic and motivated materials R&D team, the Lab Engineer will lead efforts to design, develop and validate innovative testing for the future Bridgestone products; covering a wide range of activities from Machine/instruments requirements definition and design or upgrade, multivariate analysis, automation, feasibility studies and related laboratory-based analysis.
Specifically, the candidate will play a key role in the R&D lab through his/her solid knowledge will be primarily involved in planning and conducting experiments and analyzing results, either with a definite end use, for example to develop new methods, materials, processes or apparatus, or to broaden scientific understanding in general.
Core responsibilities:
- Design, develop, implement and validate new characterizations (methods and/or new testing machines) providing proposals, solutions and original ideas, focusing on Mechanism understanding, Prediction of products performances, Automation/Digitalization (efficiency), Quality (Reliability) and Sustainability .
- Assure the quality and efficiency of the most advanced laboratory techniques/machines outputs cooperating within the R&D laboratory staff.
To perform successfully the above tasks the lab Engineer will:
- Work effectively with R&D researchers, staff, technicians, and management of Bridgestone Technical Center Europe, actively taking part to R&D cross-functional teams
- Work and interact with Bridgestone external partners, such as academia, lab equipment providers and material suppliers.
- Perform lab trials/advanced testing
- Apply advanced mathematical tools for data elaboration and interpretation: statistical evaluations, multivariate analysis.
- Collaborate with Bridgestone Corporate Functions, Bridgestone America, Bridgestone Japan and Bridgestone Europe manufacturing plants.
Job requirements:
- Master degree in: Material, Chemical, Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering; Material Science or any other related field of study. Preference will be given to candidates with: Academic (PHD) or working Experience in characterization (developing testing methodologies / laboratory equipment) related to polymer mechanical and dynamic characterization
- Solid knowledge of MS Office package and robust data analysis skills with working knowledge of mathematical tools (multivariate analysis and related software e.g.: MATLAB, R, CAT, SIMCA)
- Experience in mechatronics and automation
- Fluency in written and spoken English.