New Product Development Project Manager (Engineering)

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, an affiliate of ITW, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead New Product Development projects on the PWS Engineering Team.

You will guide strategic and tactical efforts from concept through launch, coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners. Responsibilities include managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and tollgates while delivering high-quality results for complex welding solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred) or technical field; MBA preferred.
• Experience leading product development with disciplined processes and PM techniques.
• Strong business acumen and excellent project management skills.
• Strategic mindset with ability to anticipate trends and translate into actionable strategy.
• Able to build credibility and influence without direct authority.
• Excellent facilitation and communication across all levels of the organization.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-faceted projects.
• High energy and can-do attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with customers and vendors.
• Agile Project Management is a plus.
• Qualitative knowledge of technologies used at Miller Electric is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams through all stages of the new product development process from needs assessment to final implementation.
• Define project scope and objectives with stakeholders and ensure feasibility.
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Communicate project status and escalation to leadership as needed.
• Conduct project meetings and manage tracking and analysis.
• Assess, manage, and mitigate project risks.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review deliverables.
• Drive and manage the tollgates/stage gates.
• Recommend actions to direct analysis and solutions of problems.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Facilitation skills

Communication

Influence without authority

Agile PM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Miller Electric Mfg. LLC, an affiliate of ITW, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead New Product Development projects on the PWS Engineering Team.

You will guide strategic and tactical efforts from concept through launch, coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners. Responsibilities include managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and tollgates while delivering high-quality results for complex welding solutions.