Engineering Project Lead: Product Development

Generac Power Systems; Sussex (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac Power Systems is seeking an Engineering Project Manager II to lead product development initiatives, cost reduction, and lifecycle support. The role requires strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, product management, service, and manufacturing operations to deliver superior products for customers.

Minimum qualifications include a technical degree and 7 years in engineering or product management, with 5 years in manufacturing project management.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive work experience in engineering, brand/product management of equipment, machinery, or other powered products.
• 5 years of project management experience in manufacturing of industrial/commercial equipment, machinery, or other powered products.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management leadership to teams for new product development projects including: creating schedules, building product development plans, integrating the activities of cross-functional team members.
• Implement product requirements into project scope, design and product realization requirements.
• Lead key project execution, in primary collaboration with engineering and product management for new product development or similar product initiatives.
• Execute projects to schedule, project cost, scope and quality commitments.
• Achieve target product cost for Generac and product life cycle cost for Customers.
• Define and drive Risk and Mitigation plans for projects; define contingency options and execute mitigation plans.
• Facilitate collaboration between departments to identify and harvest new product development concepts, technologies, techniques, standards and procedures.
• Identify, evaluate and document lessons-learned during the project and communicate best practices to project team members.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Engineering knowledge

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Generac Power Systems is seeking an Engineering Project Manager II to lead product development initiatives, cost reduction, and lifecycle support. The role requires strong cross-functional leadership across engineering, product management, service, and manufacturing operations to deliver superior products for customers.

Minimum qualifications include a technical degree and 7 years in engineering or product management, with 5 years in manufacturing project management.