Sr. R&D Engineer/Scientist

Georgia Pacific is seeking a Sr.

R&D Engineer/Scientist at our building products laboratory in Decatur, GA.

The role creates value by identifying, developing, and commercializing market-focused innovative solutions for GP Building Products.

We use creative and inventive skills to conceptualize and engage the scientific method to profitably translate existing and new technologies into our marketspace.

The ideal candidate will have experience or a scientific background in a field that relates to building products.

This role is based out of our Decatur Technical Center (just outside Atlanta, GA).

The Decatur center primarily focuses on Georgia-Pacific building products R&D efforts and includes a state-of-the-art analytical lab with extensive application testing capabilities.

As a market leader, Georgia-Pacific has the analytical, statistical and process tools, assets, and commitment for you to be a successful contributor and create value.

At Georgia-Pacific, you will play a key role in the product development cycle from idea generation through new product commercialization.

If you aspire to use your critical thinking skills and creativity to drive innovation, we are interested in learning more about you!



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*This role is not a role that we are offering sponsorship

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What You Will Do



* Demonstrate the virtues consistent with Georgia-Pacific's Principle Based Management (PBM®)


* Ensure laboratory safety is our number one priority


* Communicate project results with key stakeholders of various levels across multiple capabilities within GP Building Products, including senior leadership


* Participate in voice of customer initiatives to identify valuable problems worth solving


* Lead technology scouting initiatives and brainstorming of innovative solutions


* Lead intellectual property strategy


* Lead experimental design/statistical data analysis to prototype/test brainstormed solutions, with the goal of discovering those that are economically viable and technically feasible


* Work with and mentor technicians/associates to conduct well designed experiments at both the laboratory scale and pilot scale


* Participate in scaling-up and launching developed solutions

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* PhD with 3+ years of research and development experience OR

Master's degree with 3+ years of research and development experience OR
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of research and development experience OR Bachelor's Degree or higher in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Building Science


* Research and development experience in material science related disciplines (e.g., polymers/chemistry, composites, ceramics)


* Experience communicating technical information to non-technical audiences


* Experience advancing projects through the stage gate process (ideation, research, development, and commercialization)


* Experience with design of experiments (DOE) and statistical...