R&D Co-Op (Spring/Summer 2025)

Job Description:

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to begin, grow, and develop in your career. Under this roof, you will experience our incredible culture and be empowered to support your teammates, your customers and especially your community through collaboration. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our commitment to continuous improvement and never being satisfied with the status quo. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Co-Opportunity/Internship is a chance for you to learn about your chosen field in a real work environment with experienced GAF professionals. You'll be involved in high-profile projects as an integral member of our working teams. We offer full-time assignments to those students who are working toward undergraduate or graduate degrees in Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical engineering, or Industrial Engineering. Each assignment lasts a school term, and you may be invited to return to GAF for additional terms while you continue your education. You will receive a competitive salary and - depending on location - a temporary housing stipend.

Essential Duties:

• Assistance in creating and or optimizing new inorganic coating technology.
• Prepare samples for analytical testing with a variety of sample preparation devices
• Use techniques including microscopy, titrations, color readings, total solar reflectivity, and others.
• Conduct problem-solving and troubleshooting investigations to assure root causes are identified and countermeasures and prevention are fully implemented
• Exporting, analyzing and organizing data

Requirements:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry (preferred), Chemical Engineering (preferred), Engineering, or Materials Science
• All candidates must have a minimum 2.8 GPA, and at least sophomore standing
• Comfortable performing basic mathematical operations that are essential for chemistry applications (e.g. stoichiometry, determining the amount of moles of substance in a sample, solution making, etc.)
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer-sponsored visa (work permit)
• Problem solving, project management, collaboration and communication skills
• Must have ability to generate accurate and concise technical reports
• Proficient with office productivity tools: Microsoft Office Suite and Google (G-Suite)
• Familiarity with analytical methods of chemical quantification in either a lab or class setting is a plus.

Physical Requirements: Computer, ability to make oral presentations, lifting objects up to 30 lbs., standing or sitting for extended periods, extended or irregular hours, bending, kneeling, stooping, walking on uneven terrain. Must be able to wear all required personal protective equipment.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).