Senior Product Development Engineer ISaint-Gobain

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, fencing, decking, railing, 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.

• Provide R&D project leadership while working with Product Management, Operations, and Sales to develop differentiated solutions to customer needs.
• Manage all stages of new product design, including prototyping, developing technical specifications, conducting production trials, identifying and mitigating risks during the stage gate process.
• Manage 2 -3 projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, well documented, and within budget
• Become a subject matter expert in metal ceilings and grid products
• Build awareness of competitor offerings and apply this to CTA product development.
• Travel to business, supplier, and customer sites as needed.

Preferred work location is at our plant located in Norcross, GA. We would also consider our HQ in Malvern or at our plant in Bradenton, FL.

• BS degree and typically 7+ years of experience or MS degree and typically 3+ years of experience or Entry Level PhD. Degree in Engineering, Science, Industrial Design, Architecture or related field.
• Experience in R&D and frequent interactions with manufacturing.
• Ability to leverage strong analytical & problem-solving skills, to drive data-based actions
• Project management skills, able to drive 2-3 projects forward simultaneously
• Strong entrepreneurial mindset
• Skilled at creating effective working relationships at various levels and across functions
• Ability to embody Saint-Gobain attitudes and values including being trustworthy and reliable
• Experience in product development; prototyping through industrialization preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including developing concise, scientifically relevant and accurate content for peer and manager review preferred
• This role will require a strong commitment to maintaining a safe workplace.