NPD Team Lead

Crane Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Company seeks an NPD Team Lead in Cincinnati to drive technical product design and global NPD initiatives. You will transform customer insights into value propositions and manage project funnels using the NPD process.

You will lead cross-functional teams, coordinate with offshore design and site operations, and steer product handoffs and sustainment while advancing IP and optimization efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Operations Research, or related field.
• 4+ years performing design and development of highly engineered products.
• Experience with castings, forgings, conventional & advanced machining practices.
• 2+ years managing product development projects with cross-functional teams and using project management best practices.
• Proficiency with Creo or similar 3D CAD and MRP/ERP software.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical product design and drive global NPD initiatives by transforming customer insights into value propositions.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between offshore design and site teams to industrialize concepts.
• Oversee product handoffs and sustainment by coordinating with site engineering & operations.
• Develop and execute rigorous testing plans, rapid lifecycle and reliability validations for multiple products.
• Lead engineering test labs and agile prototyping activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Engineering design

Agile prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or related field

Tools

Creo

MRP/ERP software

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

NPD Team Lead, Xomox PFT Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio (onsite 5 days a week). Lead technical product design & global NPD initiatives by transforming customer insights into value propositions & managing project funnels using the NPD process; Drive cross-functional collaboration between offshore design & site teams to industrialize concepts, leveraging project management skills & engineering expertise; Oversee product handoffs & sustainment by coordinating with site engineering & operations teams, while managing company intellectual property & supporting commercial needs; Advance NPD performance & innovation through status reporting, continuous improvement using proprietary tools, & leadership of engineering test labs & agile prototyping. Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Operations Research, or a related field & 4 yrs performing design & development of highly engineered products. Of the exp required, must have 4 yrs with each of the following: (i) applying manufacturing processes knowledge of castings, forgings, conventional & advance machining practices & (ii) practicing Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Design Failure Modes Effects Analysis & Design for Manufacturability. Must also have 2 yrs exp with each of the following: (i) managing product development projects using project management best practices; (ii) collaborating w/ cross-functional teams; (iii) using Creo or similar 3D Parametric modelling tools to create engineering drawings, Bill of Materials, process flows, Finite Element Analysis & (iv) using Materials Requirements Planning / Enterprise Resource Planning software. Qualified applicant must have developed & conducted rigorous testing plans, accelerated lifecycle & reliability testing & validations for at least 5 products. Work exp may be gained concurrently. Interested applicants apply online: https://www.craneco.com/careers/ .This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.