Position Summary:  As a Senior Process Engineer – New Product Introduction (NPI), you will lead NPI projects through the Stage-Gate process, ensuring seamless transitions from concept to full-scale production. You will collaborate with Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, and other cross-functional teams to validate processes, develop tooling, and ensure the manufacturability of new products. Your role will balance short-term problem-solving with long-term strategic process improvements, ensuring that products meet cost, quality, and performance targets while maintaining operational efficiency.

Your primary duties and responsibilities will be:

Lead NPI Projects Through Stage-Gate Process: Drive new product introductions once transitioned to process engineering using the Stage-Gate framework. Manage products through each stage, including production trials, manufacturing ramp-up, and full-scale launch. Facilitate gate reviews with senior management, ensuring that all required deliverables are completed and that projects stay on track.

Stage-Gate Planning and Execution: Define key deliverables, milestones, and timelines for each gate. Ensure that all project requirements are met at every stage and that projects successfully pass formal gate reviews.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between engineering, R&D, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and marketing teams. Align stakeholder requirements and ensure these are integrated into the NPI process.

Design for Manufacturability: Ensure product designs meet internal standards for efficient, scalable production. Work closely with manufacturing teams to proactively address potential production challenges.

Risk Management and Mitigation: Identify and assess technical and process risks throughout the NPI lifecycle. Implement proactive mitigation strategies to ensure smooth product development and launch.

Cost, Quality, and Time-to-Market Management: Balance cost, quality, and time-to-market considerations to meet project goals. Ensure that product designs meet cost targets while adhering to performance and quality specifications.

Product Validation and Testing: Oversee production trials, validation, and testing activities, ensuring that the product meets all technical, functional, and regulatory requirements before being handed over to production.

Vendor and Supplier Coordination: Collaborate with external suppliers and vendors from initial validation through production scale-up, ensuring material availability, quality control, and timely delivery.

Process Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities to optimize manufacturing processes, such as improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and reducing costs. Improve both the NPI and Stage-Gate processes for more efficient product launches.

Tooling and Scale-up: Manage the development and optimization of production tooling for NPI scale-up and manufacturing. Execute layout, installation, and start-up of new equipment with R&D, ensuring compliance with Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) requirements.

Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including design specifications, test results, risk assessments, and gate review reports. Provide regular updates to management on project progress, risks, and key decisions.

Product Extensions: Work with Product Management to develop product extensions (e.g., new colors, shapes, embossing designs) and coordinate any related capital expenditures with Manufacturing Engineering.

Technical Support & Documentation: Provide work instructions, training, and troubleshooting guides to Manufacturing teams during product handoff. Ensure equipment-specific parts lists and repair instructions are provided to Maintenance.

We believe the successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Materials, Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related field).
• 5+ years in engineering or product development, with at least 2-3 years leading NPI projects through structured methodologies like Stage-Gate.
• Strong expertise in process optimization, tooling development, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and meet key deliverables on time.
• Effective communication and documentation skills for cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues while driving sustainable, long-term process improvements.
• Willingness to Travel: Up to 25% to support manufacturing sites.

“Are you concerned that you don’t meet every requirement listed above? Don't let that stop you from applying! Studies reveal that some applicants refrain from applying for jobs unless they fulfill every single requirement. We don't believe in the notion of a "perfect" candidate. If you are confident in your ability to excel in the role, adapt swiftly, and are committed to contributing to our mission of building a more sustainable future, we warmly welcome your application.”

The AZEK Company (www.azekco.com) is a $1 Billion and growing industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance, and environmentally sustainable building products, with a focus on decking and outdoor living.   Consistently recognized as the market leader in innovation, quality and aesthetics, products across AZEK’s portfolio are made from up to 100% recycled material and primarily replace wood on the outside of homes, providing a long-lasting, eco-friendly and stylish solution to consumers. We are committed to accelerating the use of recycled material in the manufacturing of our innovative products, keeping millions of pounds of waste out of landfills each year and revolutionizing the industry to create a more sustainable future. In June 2020, we completed a highly successful IPO (NYSE: AZEK).

We are committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity of all kinds is sought out, valued, respected, and appreciated.  We are building and promoting a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. It fuels our innovation, drives operational excellence and is a source of our competitive differentiation, while connecting us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets.  The annual salary for this position ranges from $100,000 in our lowest market up to $130,000 in our highest market, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.  The pay for roles at AZEK varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific work location, role, skill set, and level of experience.