R&D-Product Development-Technical Lead

Job Name: R&D-Product Development-Technical Lead

General information

Location: Bayport, MN Date: 18-Mar-2025 Company: Andersen Corporation Posting City: Bayport, MN Ref #: 5956 Job Category: Engineering Posting City: Bayport State: MN

Description & Requirements

ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:

At Andersen, we pride ourselves on our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Partnership and being a leader in Corporate Citizenship. Headquartered in Bayport, Minn., Andersen Corporation is the largest window and door manufacturer in North America. We’re focused on bringing more light into people’s lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. 
In 2024, we were recognized as one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women and Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Earning the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference at Andersen.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Product Design Technical Leader, you will partner with manufacturing and quality teams to develop solutions for current and next generation window and door products. You will influence the system form factor, product performance, and customer experience for those using our products.  You will be a key leader in our mission to become a world class customer experience company through our products and services.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/MS degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
• 10+ years of experience in Product Design and Engineering
• 7+ years of experience working on product development, stage gate projects, including prototyping, testing, and analysis
• Expert level experience in dimensional engineering and tolerance analysis
• Expert level experience in 2D and 3D CAD modeling

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years of experience working in Research and Development or working in a product development environment
• Ability to diagnose and solve complex problems involving product and process
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with design, marketing, quality, IT, and manufacturing teams
• Fluency in FEA and stress modeling: structural, thermal, and/or fluids
• Experience with test method creation and improvements to methods
• Proven track record of delivering innovative product solutions within project time constraints
• Experience with characterization, process monitoring, specifications, failure analysis and data analysis
• Abili