Senior Product​/Structural Engineer - Building Products

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James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, Timber Tech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and Stru Xure®.
With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally. Powered by a dynamic workforce, we’re united by our purpose of Building a Better Future for All™ through sustainable innovation, a Zero Harm culture, and a commitment to empowering our people and communities.
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The Senior Product / Application / Structural Engineer – Building Products provides technical leadership and engineering support for the application of various siding, decking and home interiors products. Expertise is applied across application engineering, product performance testing, field performance initiatives, building code compliance, and product approvals . This role serves as a technical resource for both the Application Engineering and Codes & Compliance functions, helping ensure products perform as intended in real-world applications, support customer-focused innovation, and meet regulatory requirements.

The position requires strong collaboration with R&D, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, external laboratories, consultants, standards organizations, and other industry stakeholders. This role will support new product development, maintain and defend product approvals, develop technical substantiation, and strengthen the company’s technical leadership within the building products industry.

Provide engineering analysis, testing, and technical evaluations to support product applications, installation methods, and field performance needs.

Perform structural engineering evaluations and calculations, including work involving ASCE 7 requirements, loading, cladding, attachment, and related performance considerations.

• Support installation innovation by evaluating new methods, accessories, details, and system-level approaches that improve customer experience, constructability, and product performance.
• Design, coordinate, and execute laboratory and field-testing programs to validate product performance, including testing informed by customer insights and field observations.
• Analyze test data and prepare clear technical reports, presentations, recommendations, and decision-support materials for internal and external audiences.

Compliance & Standards

• Assist in maintaining product code approvals, listings, certifications, evaluation reports, and related compliance documentation.
• Develop and support technical substantiation packages for product approvals, code evaluations, listings, and regulatory inquiries.
• Contribute to technical responses regarding code compliance, product use, installation requirements, and performance criteria

Technical Leadership & Industry Engagement

• Conduct research on emerging technologies, building science trends, regulatory developments, product performance issues, and engineering methodologies.
• Prepare technical papers, presentations, educational materials, one-pagers, FAQs, and other communication tools for internal stakeholders, customers, and industry audiences.
• Represent the organization in appropriate industry forums, trade shows, standards activities, and technical discussions to help strengthen the company’s reputation as a technical leader.
• Maintain technical documentation, specifications, engineering records, test summaries, and…