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# Solutions Engineer Wear And Friction;...

- **Company:** Saint-Gobain
- **Location:** Bristol, RI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $81,500.0 - $126,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Processing
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gdb14u

## About the Role

Bachelors degree - Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field - is required.

 - A minimum of 3 years experience in tribology, wear materials or friction related applications - required.

 - Strong understanding of wear mechanisms, friction behavior, material properties and surface interactions

 - Proficiency in engineering calculations and data analysis

 - Familiarity with FEA, simulation tools, or testing methods is preferred

 - Ability to travel - up to 30%

 - Experience in customer-facing or applications engineering role is preferred.

 - Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to internal and external customers across different cultures and technical maturity levels

## Description

The Solutions Engineer - Wear and Friction will be the go-to person for our sales team when a new request arises from a customer regarding a wear & friction and PFAs free material development applications. They will advise the material according to specifications and price expectations and assist on first assessment with customers. They will then select the appropriate manufacturing site, coordinate with local engineering and quote teams and provide necessary information for them to design, develop process & quote. The Solutions Engineer will be able to identify within the organization the critical factors that can help improve responsiveness to customers and gain more business in wear & friction parts, where requests are growing with PFAS free requirements. This requires transversal coordination, multi-faceted expertise, an appetite for business development and material/process data analysis with respective business leaders and digital solutions experts.


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