Product Testing & Certification Engineer (Fenestration)

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

PTO and holidays

Performance-based raises

Training opportunities

Job summary

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope is seeking a Product Testing & Certification Engineer to own the testing and certification of architectural hardware and fenestration products used in commercial and residential buildings nationwide. You will work hands-on with real materials, fixtures, and labs to move a product from code evaluation to certified, ready-to-ship status.

The role requires a hands-on engineer who can design tests, build fixtures, and run validation in a fast-paced environment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering or equivalent technical background.
• Hands-on willingness to build mockups, run tests and work in a plant environment.
• Strong communication skills to translate requirements into test plans and reports.
• Familiarity with reading mechanical, shop and jobsite drawings.
• Self-starter capable of prioritizing workload in a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable environment.
• Bonus for experience in fenestration, architectural hardware, or ASTM/AAMA/ANSI/BHMA/NFRC methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and run tests on components and whole products, in-house or at third-party labs.
• Own certification process for hardware and fenestration products with UL, NFRC, ANSI/BHMA and AAMA.
• Build test fixtures, set logs and write compliant test reports.
• Perform First Article Inspections when new vendors or parts come online to catch nonconformances.
• Translate technical requirements between Engineering, Product Development, Sales, Customer Service, Quality and Manufacturing and external labs.

Skills

Communication skills

Hands-on build/mockups

Self-starter energy

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Mechanical/Inventor

Microsoft Office

Job description

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope is seeking a Product Testing & Certification Engineer to own the testing and certification of architectural hardware and fenestration products used in commercial and residential buildings nationwide. You will work hands-on with real materials, fixtures, and labs to move a product from code evaluation to certified, ready-to-ship status.

The role requires a hands-on engineer who can design tests, build fixtures, and run validation in a fast-paced environment,