Project Manager II

Nidec; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec is seeking a Project Manager II for a New Product Development portfolio. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive motor-driver development from concept to launch, ensuring governance, disciplined execution, and on-time releases aligned with performance, cost, and schedule targets.

The role emphasizes coordinating internal and external resources, managing risks, and partnering with stakeholders across Electronics, Validation, Manufacturing, and QA to meet customer requirements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related technical discipline.
• PMBOK/Waterfall knowledge including scheduling, planning, risk mitigation, and financial analysis.
• PMP certification preferred.
• 5+ years of demonstrable Project Management experience on large NPD projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project meetings to drive actions and decisions.
• Own end-to-end planning and control: scope, schedule, budget, milestones.
• Prepare governance packages and challenge project readiness at gates.
• Influence diverse, global teams to achieve objectives.
• Co-facilitate workshops to improve execution and quality.
• Identify stakeholders and build well-rounded project teams.
• Manage risks, conflicts, and blockers with timely mitigation.
• Use PM tools to track scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Escalate when scope or maturity risks commitments.

Skills

PMBOK

PMP Certification

5+ years PM experience

Agile/Scrum

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Project Manager II for our Project Management Team. The Project Manager II for New Product Development (NPD) leads cross-functional teams to deliver motor driver development projects from concept through launch. This role ensures robust project governance and disciplined execution aligned to customer requirements, quality standards, and strategic business objectives - enabling on-time releases meeting performance, cost, and schedule targets.

Job Description

Responsibilities :

• Lead and facilitate cross-functional (and at times cross-organizational) project meetings to drive actions, remove blockers, resolve issues, and enable timely technical and business decision-making.
• Own end-to-end project planning and control (scope, schedule, budget), including integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, reporting, and change control; coordinate internal/external engineering and validation resources, and partner with resource managers and other PMs to ensure staffing, alignment, and program integration.
• Prepare governance decision packages and actively challenge project readiness (scope, schedule, risks, deliverables, technical maturity) to enable decisions at key gates and mandatory deliverables.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence without authority while working effectively with diverse, global cross-functional teams.
• Prepare and co-facilitate workshops and project working sessions to improve execution, quality, and team effectiveness.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders to build well-rounded project teams (e.g., Electronics hardware/software, Test validation, Manufacturing processes, Development, Quality, Procurement, Regulatory/Compliance, Finance, and R&D).
• Identify and manage project risks, conflicts, and execution barriers (technical, supplier, schedule, cost). Facilitate timely mitigation, escalation, and resolution.
• Utilize project management tools to ensure scope focus, accountability, clear deliverables, milestone discipline, and effectiveness checks (e.g., actions tracking, critical path).
• Manage projects with appropriate supervision and guidance, escalating proactively when scope, timing, or technical maturity puts commitments at risk.
• Define project deliverables and manage interdependencies across functions, workstreams, and external partners, ensuring alignment on requirements, architecture, design reviews, and release artifacts.
• Routinely challenge the status quo to drive simplification, standardization, and efficiency across the electronics development and validation workflow.
• Support integration of financial planning (capital/expense as applicable) and resource allocation into project plans, tracking burn vs. plan and forecasting to end-of-project.
• Ensure project decisions and actions are communicated clearly and that artifacts are documented and archived; serve as the primary point of contact for project status, risks, and deliverables.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related technical discipline
• Advanced Project Management (PMBOK, Waterfall) knowledge includes concepts of scheduling, planning, risk mitigation, financial analysis, etc.
• PMP Certification (preferable)
• 5+ years of demonstrable Project Management experience.
• Experience handling large New Product Development projects scope while driving internal and external team members.
• Agile/Scrum methodology is a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive level teas.
• Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma, Black Belt certification (preferable).
• Proficient in English language.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and team collaboration skills across multiple functions.
• Problem solving and high result driven mindset.
• High skills of planning and execution (make things happen).
• High sense of urgency and strong ownership.
• Organizational influence, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of NPD process including stage-gate, agile and hybrid project management.
• Proficiency with PM Tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent).
• Manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Risk identification, mitigation & management.
• Communication, prioritizing resources effectively, and enhancing custom