Engineering Project Manager – Global Product Releases

Danfoss; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 133,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th salary

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss in Loves Park, IL is seeking a Project Manager, Engineering to drive product enhancements, lead cross-functional teams, and manage changes from concept to production release.

You will align resources, budgets, and timelines with product management, engineering, manufacturing, and global teams to deliver measurable business value. Salary: $133,000–$138,000 per year, 40 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5 years experience with product design and development and/or engineering research, with at least 3 years focused on power electronics equipment.
• 3 years experience with 3-Dimensional CAD.
• 3 years experience with fabrication processes (e.g., Aluminum extrusion, High pressure injection molding, Thermal/Vacuum forming, Sheet metal forming, CNC machining, Metal Casting).
• 2 years experience integrating DFSS methodologies into product and process design improvements
• 2 years experience with Design for Manufacturing/Assembly
• 2 years experience with Teamcenter or other PLM Software, Polarion or other lifecycle management software, MS Office, and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the execution of design and development changes related to quality, cost, and compliance.
• Define project objectives, scope, and clear roles and responsibilities.
• Identify resource requirements and manage resource availability and allocation within the PEC group and across functional teams.
• Prepare and execute comprehensive project plans, including key milestones, and coordinate activities to ensure successful release of changes to production.
• Establish project budgets based on requirements and track expenditures to ensure delivery within budget.
• Collaborate with Global Product Owners and TPO/Product Managers to execute on Product Backlog items.
• Coordinate handover of NPIs with Product Development, driving improvements on key performance metrics.
• Coordinate globally with other sites on projects and tasks impacting products built across multiple locations.
• Track project progress and provide regular updates and status reports to project teams and stakeholders.
• Manage communication and relationships within the project team and stakeholders to meet expectations.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Scheduling

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Teamcenter

Polarion

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Danfoss in Loves Park, IL is seeking a Project Manager, Engineering to drive product enhancements, lead cross-functional teams, and manage changes from concept to production release.

You will align resources, budgets, and timelines with product management, engineering, manufacturing, and global teams to deliver measurable business value. Salary: $133,000–$138,000 per year, 40 hours/week.