Senior Research Professional Engineer

BlueScope • Grandview, MO

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About The Position

The Senior Research Professional Engineer works in BlueScope’s R&D Product Research department, which develops product innovations through construction-market research, consultation with builders, and experimentation and testing. This role oversees performance-testing operations for product development and enhancement, collaborates with Research & Testing and Product Excellence teams to produce documentation and support materials for bringing products to market, and serves as a technical resource on energy code requirements.

The position also contributes to new-product concept development, oversees in-house and third-party testing, supports product ratings and approvals, provides technical guidance to management, associates, and builders, represents the company in technical committees, and maintains the Research Center’s testing accreditation and web-based energy analysis tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer license or registration.
• At least 10 years of experience with metal building technology.
• At least 5 years of structural design experience.

Nice To Haves

• Specialized training and certifications in building envelope technology and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Participate in ideation, development, and trials of new product concepts, including overseeing the design and construction of test mock-ups and full-scale product demonstration models.
• Oversee in-house testing, including thermal performance, uplift, and drop-testing, and analyze and document results for current and developmental products.
• Provide subject matter expertise and direction to the Product Excellence group in maintaining product ratings and approvals.
• Serve as a technical reference for management and associates on energy code requirements, product approvals, and product performance, and provide technical assistance to builders on specific projects.
• Establish company engineering policy through documents such as Design Procedures and Code Summaries, or other significant contributions.
• Represent the company in code, specification, and association technical committees through participation and leadership in meetings and activities.
• Plan, contract, and oversee third-party product testing, including off-site visits to testing laboratories to approve test builds and witness testing.
• Oversee maintenance of company web-based energy analysis tools.
• Maintain testing capability accreditation for the Research Center.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement benefits.
• Professional development, leadership training, and career advancement opportunities.
• Flexible work options.
• A comprehensive benefits package and focus on work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior