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 prepare documentation and support materials needed to bring products to market, and serves as a leading technical resource on energy code requirements.

The position also contributes to new product concepts, provides technical guidance on product ratings and approvals, represents the company in technical committees, manages external testing activities, oversees web-based energy analysis tools, and maintains testing capability accreditation for the Research Center.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer license or registration.
• 10 years of experience with metal building technology, including 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 on maintaining product ratings and approvals.
• Serve as a technical reference for management and associates on energy code requirements, product approvals, and 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 labs 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 insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement benefits.
• Professional development, leadership training, and career advancement opportunities.
• Flexible work options.

What This Job Offers

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