Mechanical Engineer

Clopay•Mason, OH

38d•Onsite

About The Position

At Clopay Corporation, we are more than just North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer—we are a powerhouse of innovation, safety, and design. Through our premier brands, we lead the industry in providing groundbreaking high-performance closure solutions for both the places people call home and the spaces where the world does business. Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and operating state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Troy, Ohio, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, and Goodyear, Arizona, we are a proud American-owned company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Our reach extends across 55+ distribution centers and thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and Canada ensuring that we deliver the right door for every opening – from homes to businesses and beyond. By joining our team, you become part of a legacy that blends the residential elegance of Clopay, known as "America’s Favorite Garage Doors," with the industrial strength and 180-year heritage of our rolling brands, Cornell and Cookson. Together, we secure everything from family garages to the world's most iconic stadiums and skyscrapers. We currently have an opening for a New Product Development Mechanical Engineer in our Mason, Ohio location. Responsibilities include:

Requirements

Engineering & Design Acumen: A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering plus at least 5 years of professional experience.
3D Modeling Virtuosity: You are fluent in 3D modeling and can build complex parts and assemblies from the ground up.
Full-Cycle Knowledge: You have a deep understanding of the entire process, from project management and product development to the fabrication methods that make a design viable.
Hands-On Mentality: You're proficient with hand tools and basic power tools, ready to jump in and help build the prototypes you've designed.
Inspirational Communicator: You possess excellent communication skills and a proven talent for leading cross-functional teams, with the ability to masterfully explain complex, 3D mechanical systems to both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

Spearhead Full-Cycle Design & Innovation
Become the customer's advocate: Go beyond the blueprints to build deep, firsthand expertise on our customers, their day-to-day challenges, and the competitive market landscape.
Drive the conceptualization and design of new parts and complete systems for cutting-edge sectional and coiling overhead doors.
Lead multidisciplinary teams through our Phase Gate process, owning the journey from initial idea to full market release.
Partner with Strategic Marketing to translate your market intelligence and customer insights into tangible engineering requirements—from critical function to modern aesthetics.
Present and communicate your designs and ideas clearly to all stakeholders, from shop associates to the executive team.
Be a Hands-On Builder & Problem-Solver
Move your designs off the screen and into reality by working directly with technicians to build, assemble, and test engineering prototypes.
Interact directly with our manufacturing teams, ensuring your designs are not just innovative but also scalable and production-ready.
Validate your designs against rigorous structural and life safety codes (ASCE, IBC, UL, etc.) through expert engineering evaluations and calculations.
Master the Engineering Ecosystem
Utilize Autodesk Inventor to create and lay out detailed part and assembly drawings.
Go beyond single-use designs by developing core engineering standards and calculations for infinitely variable designs, and implement them directly into our ERP system.
Manage the final implementation of new products via the engineering change order (ECO) process and create the crystal-clear installation instructions our customers will use.