Who We Are
Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.
A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.
Pay Range
$106,600.00-$146,600.00 Annual
This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus.
Are you a self-motivated, analytical and results oriented Engineer?? Johns Manville is seeking a
Process Research Engineer
that will use many approaches, including CFD, to solve practical industrial manufacturing problems to be based out of our Littleton, CO Technical Center!
This opportunity will allow you to focus on the improvement of throughputs, costs, life, efficiency, labor demand, downtime, and other aspects for processes (i.e. glass melting, delivery, collection, curing/drying, mat lines), across Engineered Products and Insulation Systems Divisions. You will work with various plants and cross-functionally with plant stakeholders, engineering, R&D, amongst others.
Your Day to Day:
Working on different types of projects that cover the wide range of different processes used to make glass and polymer fibers at different Johns Manville manufacturing locations. These projects will include:
Process technology improvements
Understand needs, issues, and find business opportunity
Use engineering principles to assess and develop the advancements or fixes to technologies, from near-term through long-term
Apply Process Engineering techniques to improve existing processes and practices
Complex process or component analyses or simulations
Applying engineering first-principals
Devise and perform research trials on complex challenges
Developing novel analysis methods
Creating 3D CAD models, meshing, setting up, and running CFD computer models
Explore best practices (mesh studies, turbulence investigations, etc.)
Process and numerical data analysis
Analysis of data and predictions, including new approaches for making assessments
Evaluation of practical technical options
Report writing
Plant Trials for Technology implementation
Lead problem solving / root cause analysis using best available tools/methods.
Lead/drive/organize/support plant trials to demonstrate/validate new process solutions or sources of production problems
Lead implementation of new/improved manufacturing process technologies on the factory floor.
What You Bring to the Team:
M.S. Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering.
2+ years of experience in a manufacturing/engineering setting.
Strong first-principals analysis capability
Experience with 3D CAD and CFD codes, ideally:
CFD with ANSYS Fluent
Experience in reacting flows/combustion modeling
Coding in Python and/or MATLAB
Structural analyses using first principals and ANSYS Mechanical
Industrial process improvement experience
Expert data analysis skills.
Project management skills - organization, planning, execution, and follow-up.
Ability to work independently and in teams.
Ability to develop clear and concise reports.
Ability to apply technical knowledge to modify standard principles to develop alternative courses of action.
Solid interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Basic project management skills
Strong presentation skills
Job site visits and field investigations will require walking, climbing ladders and stairways, crawling around equipment and exposure to weather elements including noise, heat, wind, rain, snow and cold. Ability to travel up to 40%.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
Manufacturing plant industrial experience
Glass processing experience
Heat transfer knowledge
Combustion expertise
Please Keep in Mind
If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.
Benefits
Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
Diversity & Inclusion
Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities. Our D&I council is composed of employees from locations across North American & Europe who meet regularly and work to promote and foster an environment of inclusion. Born from our D&I council is our network of employee resource groups (ERGs) that are focused on supporting diverse communities in the workplace. Review more about our diversity & inclusion initiatives on JM's Career page.
Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
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