Mechanical & Electro‑Mechanical Projects Lead (NPD)

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions; Berlin (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Tuition reimbursement

401k matching

Healthcare options

Generous holiday schedule

Employee pricing on products

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end mechanical and electro‑mechanical product initiatives across New Haven, CT and Berlin, CT offices. You will drive schedules, align stakeholders, and ensure adherence to the LEAN NPD Gateway Process.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage risks, and report progress to senior leadership while leveraging CAD tools and ERP systems to extract costs and optimize value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or similar degree.
• 2+ years managing large complex cross-functional projects.
• 3-5 Years of Engineering experience required.
• Strong presentation, organizational & communications skills.
• Must have previous experience working with CAD modeling software.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Stage-Gate Process, Waterfall, or hybrid.
• Ability to navigate MRP systems (e.g., JD Edwards ERP) to extract product cost.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite including MS Project, MS Excel & MS PowerPoint.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages complex mechanical and electro-mechanical new product and product enhancement projects.
• Coordinates cross-functional and multi-location project teams to accomplish all tasks and milestones.
• Ensures projects follow the LEAN NPD Gateway Process.
• Creates project schedules, tracks progress and drives the team to milestones.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Product Management.
• Holds frequent project pulse meetings to ensure timely communication.
• Identifies, resolves and escalates key project issues to senior management.
• Communicates analytics, status, plans and risk strategies to senior leadership.
• Extracts and conveys product costs from MRP systems.
• Documents project status using MS Project, SharePoint & LEAN NPD Tools.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or similar degree

Tools

MS Project

JD Edwards ERP

CAD modeling software

MS Excel

Job description

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions seeks a Project Manager to lead end-to-end mechanical and electro‑mechanical product initiatives across New Haven, CT and Berlin, CT offices. You will drive schedules, align stakeholders, and ensure adherence to the LEAN NPD Gateway Process.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage risks, and report progress to senior leadership while leveraging CAD tools and ERP systems to extract costs and optimize value.