Schaffhausen IIFS
Microscopy & Analytics Expert (m/f/d)
- 23 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Intermediate), English (Intermediate)
- 8200 Schaffhausen IIFS
About the job
Do you want to get to the bottom of complex technical issues with analytical expertise and make a direct contribution to product quality and the development of new solutions with your insights?
Our microscopy and analysis laboratory is an important global competence within the Georg Fischer Group. Using modern optical and spectroscopic analysis methods, we examine and evaluate materials and plastic components. Our expertise is particularly in demand when clarifying technical damage and cause cases and at the same time provides valuable insights for the further development of existing as well as the development of new products and solutions.
As a Microscopy & Analytics Expert, you combine scientific-analytical work with concrete questions from industrial practice. You not only analyse but also interpret results, recognise connections and derive well-founded insights from them.
In doing so, you work closely with production, research & development and other specialist departments, both locally and internationally. A versatile specialist position for people who like to get to the bottom of things, understand complex relationships and derive concrete solutions from analysis results.
Your main tasks
- Analysis and assessment of materials and plastic components using optical examination methods
- Carrying out IR measurements as well as professional interpretation and evaluation of the spectra
- Evaluation, documentation and clear preparation of examination results in technical reports
- Building and maintaining basic and reference data for plastics
- Evaluation, development and introduction of new analysis and examination methods
- Active participation in interdisciplinary projects with production, R&D and other specialist departments
- Building and maintaining a network with external testing laboratories as well as coordinating and commissioning external examinations
- Professional support and deputising in adjacent laboratory areas, especially in the chemistry and materials testing laboratory
Your profile
- Higher degree in materials science, plastics technology, chemistry or a comparable field or a qualified training as a chemical or physics laboratory technician
- At least two years of professional experience in an analytically oriented laboratory or industrial environment
- Enthusiasm for practical laboratory work and enjoyment in systematically getting to the bottom of complex technical issues
- Structured, careful and solution-oriented way of working with a good eye for the essentials
- Strong analytical skills as well as the ability to recognise connections and draw well-founded conclusions
- Ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly and to the point
- Enjoyment of working with different specialist departments as well as in an international environment
- Good German and English skills
Dossiers from agencies will not be considered, interested parties are asked to apply directly, thank you!
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Contact person:
Moritz NauerTalent Acquisition Managermoritz.nauer@georgfischer.comPlease submit your application via the "Apply" button. The recruiter's email address is for enquiries only.