Product Testing Engineer

Velux Deutschland Gmbh; Greenwood (SC); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription coverage

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Disability insurance

AD&D insurance

FSAs

Educational assistance

Service recognition

Job summary

VELUX Group is seeking a Product Testing Engineer to join our Greenwood, SC site. You will design and run laboratory tests for new products, materials, and components, ensuring performance aligns with internal and external standards.

Collaborate with development, quality, manufacturing, and procurement to drive data‑driven decisions. You will analyze results, report findings, and support certification activities while continuing to improve testing capabilities and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 3–6 years of relevant experience in product testing, development, materials, manufacturing, quality, or labs.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute laboratory test programs for new products, modifications, materials, and components.
• Evaluate product performance under real-world and simulated conditions.
• Support material approvals, incoming material evaluations, and manufacturing activities.
• Improve test methods, specifications, and procedures.
• Maintain and upgrade laboratory equipment and fixtures.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Hands-on

Cross-disciplinary

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Materials/Chemical Eng

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Test systems

Job description

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air. The VELUX Group is an international, family‑owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Starting Monthly Salary: $7,000–$9,200. Compensation is based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

At VELUX, we create products that bring daylight and fresh air into people's lives. To support continued product innovation and quality excellence, we are seeking a Product Testing Engineer to join our Engineering team. We offer an exciting role where you will be responsible for providing engineering support for laboratory testing activities related to new product development, material evaluation, product certification, quality assurance, manufacturing support, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position plays a critical role in ensuring products, materials, and components perform as intended and meet both internal requirements and external standards. You will work closely with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, and external partners to plan and execute testing programs, evaluate product performance, investigate technical issues, and provide data‑driven recommendations that support engineering and business decisions. You will be based at our site in Greenwood South Carolina, where you will be part of a friendly and engaged team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute laboratory test programs for new products, product modifications, materials, and components. This includes defining test requirements, conducting testing activities, analyzing results, and communicating findings through technical reports and recommendations.
• Support product development and validation efforts by evaluating product performance under real‑world and simulated conditions, helping ensure designs meet customer expectations, quality requirements, and certification standards.
• Contribute to new material approvals, incoming material evaluations, and manufacturing support activities.
• Facilitate project planning and execution, helping deliver innovative solutions and drive continuous product improvement.
• Develop, improve, and validate laboratory test methods, specifications, and procedures while supporting efforts to expand internal testing and certification capabilities.
• Participate in the design, specification, implementation, and maintenance of laboratory equipment, fixtures, and specialized test systems.
• Contribute to root‑cause investigations, product and process improvements, quality initiatives, and cost‑reduction projects within cross‑functional project teams.
• Balance multiple priorities while ensuring testing activities are completed safely, accurately, and efficiently.

Who we are looking for

• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline and have approximately 3 to 6 years of relevant experience in product testing, product development, materials engineering, manufacturing, quality, or laboratory operations.
• Bring strong analytical capabilities and enjoy solving technical challenges through a combination of practical testing and engineering judgment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, technical standards, and test data is essential.
• Ideal candidate is curious, hands‑on, and motivated by understanding how products perform in real‑world conditions.
• Comfortable working across disciplines, managing multiple priorities, and communicating technical findings to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience supporting product validation, certification testing, materials evaluation, or continuous improvement initiatives would be advantageous.

Why join VELUX

This is an opportunity to work on products used by millions of people worldwide while building expertise across product development, testing, materials, manufacturing, and quality. You will join a collaborative engineering environment where your ideas, analysis, and recommendations have a direct impact on product performance and business results. At VELUX, we are committed to creating healthy indoor environments and delivering innovative solutions that improve everyday living.

Benefits

• Company‑matched 401(k) retirement plan
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Prescription drug coverage
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Short‑and long‑term disability insurance
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Educational assistance
• Service recognition program
• And more

Equal Opportunity Employer

VELUX is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job‑related qualifications will be required.

E-Verify

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Bright Insights

You’ve probably already heard about our goal to transform spaces into favorite places. We’ve been on this mission since we started in Denmark in 1941, and now we’re recognized as a global market leader. But what else should you know about who we are? Inside VELUX: Meet the People Behind the Brand Click here and hear more from our colleagues.