Mechanical Engineer- NPD

Open the Door to Your Future with Clopay Corporation & CornellCookson At Clopay Corporation , we are more than just North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer—we are a powerhouse of innovation, safety, and design. Through our premier brands, we lead the industry in providing groundbreaking high-performance closure solutions for both the places people call home and the spaces where the world does business. Headquartered in Mason, Ohio , and operating state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Troy, Ohio, Russia, Ohio, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania , and Goodyear, Arizona , we are a proud American-owned company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Our reach extends across 55+ distribution centers and thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and Canada ensuring that we deliver the right door for every opening – from homes to businesses and beyond. By joining our team, you become part of a legacy that blends the residential elegance of Clopay, known as "America’s Favorite Garage Doors," with the industrial strength and 180-year heritage of our rolling brands, Cornell and Cookson. Together, we secure everything from family garages to the world's most iconic stadiums and skyscrapers. We currently have an opening for a Mechanical Engineer- New Product Development in our Mason, Ohio location. Clopay Corporation, an industry leader and premier manufacturer, has a pivotal opening for an innovative, high-energy Mechanical Engineer II to join our New Product Development (NPD) team in Mason, Ohio. Are you an experienced engineer feeling restricted by corporate bureaucracy or a lack of creative outlets at your current position? Do you crave an environment where you can get hands-on in the R&D shop, prototype your own ideas, and see your concepts transition from a computer screen to a physical, working product? This isn’t a passive desk job where you get boxed in by rigid boundaries. We are looking for a unique, hybrid engineer who is a true "doer"—someone who is a wizard on the computer with 3D parametric modeling, but who is equally excited to jump into the R&D shop, grab some tools, and lead physical prototyping, testing, and validation efforts. At Clopay, you will be at the center of the action, supporting the design, build, and launch of our next generation of products. Responsibilities: Design, Prototype & Support Innovation From Napkin Sketch to Reality : Drive the conceptualization and design of cutting-edge sectional, rolling, and coiling overhead door systems, turning great ideas into manufacturable parts. Collaborate and Support : Assist and support Project Managers and Senior NPD Engineers to ensure key deliverables, milestones, and testing procedures are successfully executed. You will serve as the technical engine that helps move projects from initial design to market launch. Become the Customer's Advocate : Go beyond the blueprints. Build deep, firsthand expertise on our customers, their day-to-day challenges, and the competitive market landscape to translate insights into robust, functional engineering requirements. Communicate with Impact : Present and explain your designs and ideas clearly to stakeholders at all levels, from our skilled shop floor associates to the engineering leadership team. Be a Hands-On Builder & Problem Solver The Prototyping Playground : Move your designs off the screen. Work side-by-side with R&D technicians on the shop floor to physically build, assemble, and test engineering prototypes. Design Custom Test Setups : Don’t just trust software simulation. Create custom test fixtures and automated test protocols to validate your designs against real-world stresses and rigorous structural/life safety codes (ASCE, IBC, UL, etc.). Root-Cause Troubleshooting : When a component fails or shows wear during high-cycle testing, get hands-on in the shop to diagnose the physical failure, find the root cause, and rapidly prot…

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