Senior Product Engineer

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.   Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. 

Make an Impact Where Innovation Meets Performance

Are you passionate about materials science, product innovation, and solving complex engineering challenges?

Join our Roofing Systems team as a Senior Product Engineer – Single Ply, where you’ll play a critical role in advancing high‑performance TPO membrane technologies from concept through full commercialization.

In this role, you’ll be a technical leader; driving formulation excellence, supporting manufacturing plants, and collaborating across R&D, product management, supply chain, and operations. Your work will directly influence product quality, customer satisfaction, and the next generation of roofing solutions.

What You’ll Do:

As a Senior Product Engineer, you will provide technical and formulation leadership across both existing products and new developments. Your responsibilities will span laboratory research, manufacturing support, and large‑scale commercialization.

Your Day to Day:

Product Development & Formulation Leadership

• Lead new TPO product and process development from R&D through manufacturing scale‑up
• Drive formulation development for both commercialized and in‑development TPO products
• Design and execute experimentation, trials, and testing to assess product performance and success
• Lead trial work, scale‑ups, and full commercialization of new TPO products
• Identify requirements and develop clear, value‑driven product definitions aligned with customer needs

Manufacturing & Technical Support

• Provide internal and external technical support, including troubleshooting customer complaints and product issues
• Support manufacturing plants during emergencies and ongoing product or process issues
• Support equipment design solutions to maintain and improve product quality
• Work directly in production environments during trials to ensure successful implementation
• Provide technical support to external partners, including suppliers and vendors, as it relates to the TPO product line

Project Leadership & Commercialization

• Plan, design, and lead TPO projects using safety, quality, production, cost, and data‑driven Six Sigma principles
• Drive excellence in staged product development and project management within the Innovation Commercialization Group
• Lead multiple projects across the division through benchmarking and cross‑functional coordination
• Execute Division goals, standardization efforts, and best‑practice sharing across applicable Roofing Systems plants
• Support AOP initiatives, CAPEX planning, and strategic business projects

Quality, Data & Continuous Improvement

• Perform root‑cause and corrective‑action analysis to resolve product and process issues
• Support development of manufacturing specifications by linking product requirements to manufacturing capabilities through complex experimentation
• Analyze data to drive product, process, and quality improvements
• Ensure findings are properly documented, tracked, and shared through formal reports and presentations within the quality management system

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Market Insight

• Collaborate closely with R&D, product management, process engineering, supply chain, and operations teams
• Partner with internal experts and external resources to advance core TPO technologies
• Monitor competitor technologies and market intelligence, feeding insights back to innovation and business teams
• Support second‑source raw material initiatives and identify new technical supply options with the supply chain team

Safety, Compliance & Leadership

• Actively support and promote a strong safety culture by encouraging safe behaviors and engagement
• Demonstrate an aggressive intellectual property protection mindset for new developments
• Supervise or lead individuals or project teams by setting priorities, providing direction, and supporting milestone achievement

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

You’ll bring a strong technical foundation, proven leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in both laboratory and manufacturing environments. This role requires curiosity, accountability, and a hands‑on approach to innovation.

• Bachelor’s in Chemical/Mechanical or related STEM field with 5 years experience or Master's degree and 3 years experience or PhD with 1 year process and/or product engineering
• Relevant engineering experience with 5 years, 3 years or 1 year
• Lead design and development of new/enhanced products
• Advance knowledge of engineering principles and problem-solving techniques. Experience with feasibility studies, validation testing
• Lead cross‑functional teams
• Lead design reviews, FMEAs, root cause analysis
• Demonstrated success in launching new products or driving improvement initiatives that have had resulted in successful business impacts
• Analyze data to drive improvement
• Ensure compliance with standards and policies
• Coordinate for component selection and sourcing
• Strong understanding of testing, validation, QA
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work in a production environment during trials
• Ability to execute on deliverables
• Ability to work independently and with cross‑functional teams
• Heavy travel required (20%–35%)
• Supervises/Leads individuals or a project team to achieve milestones and objectives by setting priorities and providing direction. May provide feedback for performance evaluations.
• May be required to lift, carry, push or pull up to and including 25 pounds.
• Work environment is typical of a research and development facility; during plant trials may be exposed to environmental conditions of cold, heat, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, dust/mist/gas/fumes, extensive walking or climbing, etc.
• Experience in plastics extrusion, plastics, and rubber like materials is a plus
• Experience with complex DOE for technology improvement is a plus
• Master’s degree and/or Doctorate degree in an advanced chemical, materials, plastics, or relevant STEM field is a plus but not required

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Please Keep in Mind

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.