Research & Development Pole Leader, Advanced Fabrication Center

Company: Air Liquide
Location: Newark
Posted on: June 8, 2021

Job Description:

Company presentationWorld leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company's activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide's ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.Entity and activity descriptionAir Liquide R&D centers, hosting a wide range of competencies, support the Group in achieving the highest level of excellence in the technologies it provides to its customers. The Delaware Innovation Campus in Newark, DE provides innovation and technical support to Air Liquide's businesses and markets in the Americas and worldwide.Our Delaware Innovation Campus, inaugurated in 2007, leads research and technology initiatives in 8 scientific and engineering disciplines. With researchers from 21 different countries, the Center had the distinction of being named to the 2015 Philly Top Workplaces by the Philadelphia Inquirer and philly.com and cited in 2016 by the Delaware Business Times as one of "13 Cool Companies in Delaware." In 2017 we celebrated our 10th anniversary in Delaware and over 3,600 days without a recordable accident! In 2018 we celebrated 10 years of accident-free operations.Job ResponsibilitiesThe Materials, Design, and Manufacturing group supports growth of Air Liquide business through development of materials and technologies applied to gas separations, membranes, and advanced manufacturing processes.Duties and Responsibilities* Serves as a safety role model, promoting a high level of safety awareness and continuous improvement in safety practices* Work closely with R&D and business lines to define a roadmap for technology developments, partnerships and collaborations in the Advanced Fabrication Center* Lead building know-how, expertise, and competency development in welding and advanced fabrication processes* Lead project team of scientists and welding engineers in the timely execution of R&D projects and technical developments in domains of welding, automation, and advanced manufacturing* Work within the ecosystem to develop and foster collaborative relationships with internal market groups, project stakeholders, industry partners, equipment suppliers, and customers.* Establish experimental protocols/methods to test and develop new, innovative gas solutions for welding and other fabrication processes* Present and report on AL activity internally and externally, and support affiliates with customer demonstrations, testing, presentations, etc.Qualifications & CompetenciesRequired* Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience in disciplines related to robotics, manufacturing and/or metal fabrication* Strong project management skills* Experience in building and managing projects with partners and customers, including at customer sites* Excellent written and oral communication skillsPreferred* Master's or PhD degree in related disciplines is a plus* Expertise in theoretical aspects of arc- welding processes, physics, and materials and general applications (MIG-MAG, TIG, subarc, stick electrode)* Experience with signal processing tools, computer vision, and algorithms* Strong knowledge of welding automation (machines, robots, cobots)* Experience in automation and digitalization in manufacturing processesAdditional InformationWorking Conditions* Pole leader is based at our Innovation Campus Delaware* State-of-the-art fabrication center, with space for pole leader to lead expansion upon existing equipment* Occasional travel to partner sites (internal/external) and to customer sites for technology demonstration and testingThis position is identified as "safety-sensitive" and is subject to random drug testing in accordance with the current Drug and Alcohol Policy and/or state law. Associated topics: aluminum, arc welding, composites, fabricate, fusion, general fabricating, metal fabricator, tig weld, wave machine, weld

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