Principle Product Development Engineer/Engineering Project Leader- Special Projects

Job Description

We're looking for a hands-on engineer who thrives on ambiguity, loves solving hard problems, and wants their work to matter. In this role, you'll lead visible, strategically important product development efforts, owning both the engineering details and the cross-functional path to launch. You'll be the person who can zoom in to do the analysis or design work, then zoom out to align stakeholders, unblock decisions, and confidently brief senior leadership.

What You’ll Bring (required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required; Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of hands-on product development / product design experience, with ownership of design.
• Demonstrated project leadership experience—leading cross-functional work, driving timelines, and holding teams accountable to decisions and deliverables.
• Strong engineering product design fundamentals.
• Able to present tradeoffs and recommendations clearly to senior leadership; comfortable operating in a highly visible environment.
• Proven problem-solving skills: structured thinking, data-based decision-making, and the persistence to drive issues to closure.

What Success Looks Like

• Within 30–60 days: you’ve built credibility by getting into the details, mapping stakeholders, and establishing a clear plan for one or more key programs.
• Within 90 days: you’ve driven at least one major technical decision to closure and have a predictable cadence for status, risks, and executive updates.
• Within 6–12 months: you’ve delivered multiple launch milestones on a highly visible program, reduced risk through testing/learning, and elevated the team’s execution through better standards and follow-through.

Working Conditions and Travel

Work is a mix of office and hands-on collaboration in lab and/or manufacturing settings. Occasional travel may be required.

Pay Range

$101,176.00 - $156,824.00

Culture and Benefits

At Andersen, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, their talent, dedication and passion enables us to be the most trusted window & door company. To support our employees, we provide a comprehensive Total Rewards Package – a thoughtful combination of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to investing in each team member’s wellbeing and success.

• 401(k) Plan, Employer Fixed Contributions & Company Matching Profit Sharing*
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*, Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave & Paid Parental Leave*

Career Growth Planning & Nationwide Career Opportunities

For employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, some benefits may differ or may not be available based on the terms of the agreement.

Profit Sharing

In 2026 Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $3,600 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate. Profit Sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year, with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance.

EEOC EMPLOYER

Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Andersen will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws.