Director of Engineering - New Product Development

Pro Mach, Inc.; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Life insurance

Generous PTO

401(k) match

Job summary

ProMach, Inc. in Norwood, MA is seeking a Director of Engineering – New Product Development to lead a high‑performing team, define technology strategy, and ensure projects align with business goals.

You will own the NPD portfolio from discovery to launch, develop a multi‑year roadmap, and drive design for manufacturability, risk management, and post‑launch review. A bachelor’s degree in engineering and strong leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment.
• 5 years of management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with a variety of audiences including subordinates, peers, senior management and suppliers.
• Experience developing and improving operational processes and driving to solve complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Own the new product development portfolio and lead products from discovery to launch.
• Develop and execute a multi-year product and technology roadmap aligned with business strategy.
• Establish a disciplined, scalable NPD process with clear stage gates and ownership.
• Identify unmet needs and define product requirements across the business units.
• Lead cross-functional project teams to meet scope, schedule, quality, cost and ROI.
• Monitor milestones, development cycle time, and launch readiness; report to leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Conflict-resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

NetSuite

Syteline ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

# Join the ProMach Team## Director of Engineering - New Product DevelopmentApply: Onsite: US MA Norwood: Full time: Posted Today: JR101648Join ProMach and shine. Whether you're creative, strategic, persuasive, or mechanically inclined, there’s a place for you here. Be a problem-solver, a closer, a futurist - whatever drives you. At ProMach, you'll be challenged and rewarded as you help improve packaging performance and shape the future of automation. And we’ll be proud to have you on the journey. ***Do we have your attention?*** Keep reading. The Director of Engineering – New Product Development is a senior leader who manages an engineering team, sets technical strategy, and ensures that projects match the business goals of the company. Their primary focus is the development of new product lines with a strategic focus on legacy product lines. This position reports to American Holts’ General Manager & VP. **Are you passionate about this work?** · Own the new product development portfolio and lead products from voice-of-customer discovery and concept development through design, prototyping, validation, production launch, and post-launch review. · Work with the GM to develop and execute a multi-year product and technology roadmap aligned with business strategy, customer needs, market opportunities, and growth objectives. · Establish and continuously improve a disciplined, scalable new product development process with clear stage gates, decision criteria, ownership, documentation, and executive visibility. · Partner with Sales, Product Management, customers, and other ProMach business units to identify unmet needs, define product requirements, assess commercial potential, and prioritize the highest-value opportunities. · Lead cross-functional project teams and ensure new products meet committed targets for scope, schedule, quality, performance, manufacturability, cost, and return on investment. · Work with the GM on rapid learning through feasibility analysis, concept evaluation, prototyping, testing, design reviews, risk assessment, and design verification and validation. · Embed design for manufacturability, design for assembly, standardization, modularity, reliability, safety, serviceability, and target-cost principles early in the development cycle. · Work with the GM to build an innovation-focused engineering culture by recruiting, developing, mentoring, and retaining talented engineers and by strengthening technical capability, accountability, collaboration, and independent problem-solving. · Allocate internal and external engineering resources across the new product portfolio, sustaining engineering, customer projects, and strategic initiatives while protecting critical launch milestones. · Work with the GM to monitor meaningful new product development metrics, including milestone attainment, development cycle time, project risk, product cost, quality, launch readiness, and post-launch performance; communicate progress, tradeoffs, and decisions to leadership. · Maintain robust engineering standards, procedures, design controls, documentation, intellectual property practices, and change-management processes while driving continuous improvement of existing products for quality, performance, and cost. **If this sounds like you, we want to connect!** · Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience. · 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment. · 5 years of management experience. · Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences including, but not limited to subordinates, peers, senior management, and suppliers. · Demonstrated experience developing and improving operational processes and driven to solve complex challenges. · Demonstrated Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. · Strong leadership, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills. · Proficiency with NetSuite or Syteline ERP systems and Microsoft Office suite. **What’s in it for you?** There's no monopoly on innovative ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. We pride ourselves in being a company where people are happy and choose to build a career. In addition to growth opportunities, as a ProMach employee, you receive more than just a paycheck. Total compensation includes your salary, comprehensive medical/dental programs, as well as life insurance, a generous paid time off program, and a retirement savings plan with a company match. And because we understand the importance of feeling protected, there is no waiting period for benefits – you are eligible on your first day of employment! *Please note that the pay ranges listed on external job boards, outside our posting details, do not accurately reflect our internal compensation ranges.* **Pro Mach, Inc.** was named to the Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. seven times. We continue to introduce innovative products, enter new markets, expand our global presence, and actively acquire new capabilities. We have the rewards, opportunities, and the market strength of a large organization combined with the entrepreneurial culture of a small, fast-paced company. You will enjoy the benefits of working with a growing company that competes globally, with the personal touch and feel of a smaller company where you can make an impact every day. *ProMach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pro Mach uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of all new hires to work in the United States. Pro Mach is a drug-free workplace.* *We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.*Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $165,000