CertainTeed Roofing: Glass Mat R&D Co-op

Eligibility Requirements: 

Applicants must be able to work onsite in Northborough, MA for the full 6-month co-op assignment and be actively pursuing a related BS, MS, or PhD degree throughout the co-op period. 

We are seeking candidates available to start in early 2027 (January) and continue through mid-2027 (June), covering the spring/summer semesters. 

Location: Northborough, MA

Required: In-person, on-site 

Why Do We Need You?

Job Summary

CertainTeed Roofing R&D, Glass Mat team is advancing the technologies to make stronger and more sustainable shingles and support our company’s vision of being a recognized leader in sustainable habitat to make the world a better home. Of the many materials and technologies that go into roofing products, our team addresses improvements in the material that provides mechanical reinforcement: the nonwoven glass mat.

You will join a team dedicated to the glass mat product and provide critical material synthesis and testing support for multiple projects, including key business strategic initiatives. Our team and collaborators are evaluating materials and processes to improve glass mat and shingle performance based on scientific understanding, which we are building through fundamental characterizations and lab samples. Your work on bench scale material synthesis and performance testing will directly inform what technologies should be tested in production, as well as validate scientific hypotheses that are critical to future developments. This work is multidisciplinary and spans material science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and applied physics.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and assess performance of glass mat prototypes using different materials, structures, and process.
• Probe fundamental relationships between glass mat performance and other mat properties.
• Innovate for better and more relevant glass mat property and performance characterizations.
• Support all lab testing of the team. 

Is This Job for You?

Job Requirements:

Must be actively enrolled as a student in a BS, MS or PhD program in Chemical Engineering, Material Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, or other related disciplines. 

• Independent laboratory research experience (through academic research, internship or previous co-op) required.
• Experience with mechanical testing on universal testing machine/Instron
• Python/Matlab or other tools for quantitative analysis of experimental results
• Capable of working independently as well as with a diverse R&D project team
• Able to make preliminary assessments/quality/meaning of data
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Demonstrate a commitment to safety in all work activities. 

WHO WE ARE: 

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made 
Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings. A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Benefits In Joining Us

Certain locations require pay information to be provided in job postings. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. 

The hourly rate for internship positions ranges from  $22.00 to $29.50 per hour.  However, the actual rate provided is determined by the students’ classification in their undergraduate (freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior) or graduate (first year, second year, etc.) programs.