R&D Engineer: Glass & Instrumentation

Vitro Flat Glass/Architectural; Cheswick (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitro Architectural Glass in Cheswick, PA, seeks an experienced R&D Engineer to build, maintain, and improve laboratory and plant equipment, and to develop new experimental methods for Vitro products.

You will own lab and process improvement projects, collaborate with controls, production and quality teams, and draft technical reports and manuals, utilizing strong coding and data skills. This is an on-site role requiring collaboration across facilities.

Qualifications

• Advanced coding and software development experience in multiple languages.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to plan, organize and share information with teams.
• Ability to troubleshoot, analyze and resolve problems; work autonomously and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain laboratory and plant equipment.
• Lead process improvements impacting safety, quality, cost, and control.
• Collaborate with controls, production, and quality engineers on instrumentation and data interfaces.
• Draft and present technical documents and user manuals.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Python

MATLAB

Visual Basic

Education

AS/GED + 14y

AS in technical field + 10y

BS in technical field + 3y

MS entry level degree

Tools

Wonderware InTouch

Allen-Bradley PLC

SQL

OSISoft PI

Azure

Machine Learning

Job description

Vitro Architectural Glass in Cheswick, PA, seeks an experienced R&D Engineer to build, maintain, and improve laboratory and plant equipment, and to develop new experimental methods for Vitro products.

You will own lab and process improvement projects, collaborate with controls, production and quality teams, and draft technical reports and manuals, utilizing strong coding and data skills. This is an on-site role requiring collaboration across facilities.