Leads the research, testing, and launch of new windows, doors, and building products while improving existing products for quality, performance, and cost.

What if your next idea became the product customers ask for, installers recommend, and production teams are proud to build?

At VDK Group Inc., you’ll have the chance to make that happen.

We’re a growing, family-owned and operated company offering exterior doors, windows, overhead doors, and commercial glazing systems. We’re looking for a Product Development Manager who combines technical curiosity with practical manufacturing knowledge to bring new products to life—and make existing products better.

From exploring new materials to building prototypes and supporting launches, you’ll help shape what VDK builds next. Your work will influence how our products look, perform, get manufactured, and serve customers in the field.

What You’ll Do

- Discover what’s next. Research market trends, competitor products, building codes, and energy-performance requirements, including ENERGY STAR criteria and NFRC ratings.

- Find better solutions. Source, test, and qualify materials, hardware, glass packages, finishes, and suppliers.

- Bring ideas off the drawing board. Build and test prototypes, analyze results, and coordinate production trials before launch.

- Make good products better. Improve cost, quality, durability, manufacturability, and ease of installation.

- Turn field experience into innovation. Use customer complaints, service calls, and installer feedback to identify root causes and develop practical product improvements.

- Make the details clear. Create accurate specifications, drawings, and documentation that production and sales teams can confidently use.

- Drive launches forward. Coordinate timelines, development costs, pricing input, and training for sales teams and installers.

- Keep improving after launch. Track product performance, evaluate feedback, and guide the next round of improvements.





What You’ll Bring

You’re curious enough to question how something works—and practical enough to figure out how to build it better. You enjoy testing ideas, solving problems alongside others, and seeing a project through to a finished product.

You bring:

- 3+ years of experience in product development, R&D;, or engineering, ideally within windows, doors, building products, or manufacturing.

- A strong understanding of how products are manufactured, assembled, and installed.

- Confidence planning tests, interpreting results, and making decisions supported by data.

- The organization and follow-through to manage several projects and keep priorities moving.

- Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with shop-floor teams, sales, suppliers, and customers.

- A hands-on approach and a willingness to refine ideas based on real-world results.

Additional assets: CAD experience with SolidWorks or AutoCAD, knowledge of fenestration standards, or a degree in engineering or industrial design.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

- See your ideas become real products. Stay involved from early research through prototypes, production trials, launch, and ongoing improvement.

- Make a measurable impact. Help improve product performance, simplify installation, reduce costs, and strengthen customer satisfaction.

- Work close to the people building and using our products. Turn direct feedback into informed development decisions.

- Help shape VDK’s product future. Contribute your expertise to a growing company that values quality, craftsmanship, and innovation.

Help Build What Comes Next

If you’re ready to combine creative thinking with hands-on development—and take pride in products that perform beyond the drawing board—we’d like to hear from you.

Bring your ideas. Test the possibilities. Build better with VDK.

Apply today for our Product Development Manager opportunity.

VDK Group Inc. provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment

📌 Product Development Manager (Norwich)
🏢 VDK Group
📍 Norwich