Instrumentation Engineer ( W / M)

Within the DTI, the purpose of the instrumentation engineer is to accompany industrial investment projects in instrumentation, controls, and regulations, in Saint-Gobain Glass factories worldwide and manage the standard instrumentation specifications of the technical department and the best practices to be applied.

The Instrumentation and Control / Regulation Engineer will be the Saint-Gobain Glass central and global expert of instrumentation and control regulation applied to the manufacturing of flat glass. He will demonstrate an important autonomy and technical leadership towards the Glass Plants worldwide (internal customers of DTI).

In his role, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Manage technical standards related to instrumentation and process control loops.
• Write and maintain the standard specifications, data sheets, or P&IDs.
• Coordinate and ensure the evolution and improvements of the technical standards based on the evolution of the requirements (process change, legal standards, cost optimization, etc.).
• Support the investment projects for float lines on instrumentation and control-regulation scope.
• Ensure that the Saint-Gobain standards are applied correctly in the projects by the project teams and suppliers.
• Participate in defining the project scope based on technical audits and plant requirements, in collaboration with project and plant operation teams.
• Participate in all technical purchasing phases (specification writing, offer analysis and technical alignment, reception and acceptance tests monitoring).
• Monitor the commissioning of various systems and carry out functional tests on-site before production startup.
• Participate in the tuning of control loops and support production ramp-up.
• Coordinate the resolution of snag points in the projects and monitor the performance of the systems during the production ramp-up.
• Consolidate the project documentation and the feedback and lessons learned from the project by adapting the technical standards, adapting the supplier portfolio or changing the methodology.
• Provide support to running glass plants.
• Contribute to technical problem solving in case of difficulties related to instrumentation or control loops in the plants.
• Conduct technical audits in the factories.
• Contribute to purchasing processes and technical watch.
• Ensure technological watch on relevant equipment and measurement and regulation methods.
• Manage the relation with certified instrumentation suppliers.
• Identify and validate potential new suppliers together with the purchasing team.

The position requires participation in the Cold and Hot Commissioning phases including process start-up and stabilization of the new or renovated plants, so-called “Glass Tests” in Saint-Gobain: Comprehensive testing of equipment and systems of an industrial line before its production startup.

Education / Technical skills:

Generalist Engineer or Engineer in Electronics / Instrumentation / Controls with 5 - 10 years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry with field experience. Experience in an international and multicultural environment would be appreciated.

Fluent in spoken and written English is mandatory. French is highly appreciated. Spanish or German is a plus.

Specific technical skills:

• Knowledge in automation and controls / regulation.
• Good understanding of supplier management.

Knowledge in ATEX regulation and associated instrumentation would be appreciated.

• Ability to work efficiently in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work on several projects simultaneously.
• Synthetic mindset with the ability to work on details when needed.
• Ability to stand for DTI position with the project teams.
• Autonomy.

Job Requirement: Multinational, multicultural, and “Multi-project” mindset. The position will be based in Aubervilliers in France. During office work, 2 days of home office per week are possible. The position requires frequent travels to the projects and plants of Saint-Gobain Glass.

• Travels of approx. 1 to 2 weeks during the project design and erection phases.
• Longer stays during the cold and hot commissioning phase of the project and start-up (“Glass Tests”).

This offer is accessible to all talents! Saint Gobain is committed to equal opportunities every day.

Saint-Gobain, global leader in light and sustainable habitat solutions, designs, produces, and distributes construction materials, providing innovative solutions in the growing markets of emerging countries, energy efficiency, and the environment.

The main missions of the Technology and Industrial Performance Department are to provide support for the Group's countries and businesses in the following activities: industrial roadmaps (standards, benchmarking, performance, energy, CO2, savings, etc.), R&D programs for the Construction businesses, strategic investments and purchases, allocation of capacity between countries, and operational excellence programs with associated savings (World Class Manufacturing, World Class Supply Chain, 4.0, digital applications for industry, etc.).

Within TIP, the International Technical Department (DTI) is the central team of the Glass business that supports the activities of all flat glass manufacturing plants around the world to achieve operational excellence. In order to reach this goal, the DTI, with the diversity of profiles that make up its team in terms of nationality and experience, supports the 19 Glass plants with technical support, investment projects, 4.0 projects, CO2 projects, and much more. Joining the DTI means joining a team with high added value, committed to providing solutions to issues related to sustainable development and industrial performance in an international and multicultural context.