Polymer Product Development Engineering Manager

Parker Hannifin; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a strategic Manager to lead the Engineered Polymer Systems Product Design Engineering team in Salt Lake City. You will own the Stage‑Gate process, drive talent development, and align the product technology roadmap with business goals.

You will partner with Commercial and Operations to vet opportunities, ensure production readiness, and manage a portfolio of new product programs and sustaining efforts. Strong leadership and deep engineering expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science; PE is a plus; MS or MBA preferred.
• 12–15 years in product development engineering with 4+ years in management/supervision.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electronic, packaging, or optics engineering and related practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of Product Design Engineers with regular 1:1s and development plans.
• Foster accountability, safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement; maintain skills matrix and training plans.
• Own the EPS Stage‑Gate product development process, templates, and design controls across Market Segment HPTs.
• Empower and coach Market Segment HPTs to meet technical, schedule, and cost targets with clear cadences.
• Manage the new product development and sustainment portfolio; align priorities with divisional strategy and tech roadmap.
• Track portfolio health, gate readiness, schedule adherence, and risk; remove roadblocks.
• Partner with Commercial, BD, and Value Stream leaders to vet opportunities and guide decisions.
• Define and report KPIs for team capability, time‑to‑market, launch quality, and design to cost.

Skills

Product Design Engineering

Engineering Management

Project Management

Stage-Gate Process

Cross-functional Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MS or MBA preferred

PE is a plus

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a strategic Manager to lead the Engineered Polymer Systems Product Design Engineering team in Salt Lake City. You will own the Stage‑Gate process, drive talent development, and align the product technology roadmap with business goals.

You will partner with Commercial and Operations to vet opportunities, ensure production readiness, and manage a portfolio of new product programs and sustaining efforts. Strong leadership and deep engineering expertise are essential.