Advanced Engineer R & D

Advanced Engineer R & D Location(s): Granville, OH, US, 43023-1200 Function: Research and Development Audience: Experienced Professional Work Arrangement: Hybrid Requisition ID: 70116 PURPOSE OF JOB The Product Engineer is key to growing Owens Corning's and our customers' business through driving the use and continuous development of Owens Corning's Roofing Components product portfolio. A significant portion of this product portfolio comes in the form of lumber and vent products . This engineer position plays a key role in product and process development, customer technical support, applications support and expansion, validating customer fitness for use requirements, and driving productivity within the lumber and vent product line. The lumber and vent Product Engineer will work closely with other technical teams, manufacturing teams and business and operational managers. The lumber and vent Product Engineer will lead key workstreams within the assigned lumber and vent product line and provide ongoing product technical support. Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500 for 69 consecutive years. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale. Reports to : Program Leader, Roofing Components Innovation Span of Control : An individual contributor in a mid-sized team. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES PRODUCT TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP Manage technical product line initiatives within the Components lumber and vent product portfolios. Enhance current lumber and vent products and support development of new products to secure and strengthen competitive advantage within the lumber and vent space. Engage and iterate with customers and marketing to understand needs and develop product improvements that bring value to customers. Lead product qualifications, supply security material qualifications, manufacturing line extensions, customizations and product design changes that deliver business value or opportunity for growth. Establish and maintain manufacturing product specifications that deliver quality and consistent products, meeting applications needs and expectations of our customers. Apply knowledge of scientific fundamentals and experimental design in projects. Coordinate testing, analyze data, draw conclusions, make recommendations and implement improvements to products, processes, and test methods. Recognize problems and initiate corrective actions. Communicate technical results to project teams. Author summary reports on technical findings, when applicable. Support technical claim and testing expansion to further differentiate products in the market. Engage in monitoring the marketplace (technical leaders, suppliers, competitors, industry organizations) t