Senior R&D Product & Project Lead

nVent; Anoka (MN); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

nVent is seeking a results-driven Project Manager/Engineer to lead teams through a phase-gate New Product Introduction, coordinating design, testing and deployment. Our principal office is in London and the management office in Minneapolis, and we have a global reach with brands like CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.

You’ll align engineering, operations, supply, ISC, quality and compliance, may travel about 10% domestically, and contribute to continual improvement of product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 5+ years of related engineering experience, incl. 2+ years in project management/leading teams.
• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence for backlog management and reporting.
• Strong MS Office 365 (SharePoint/Teams/Excel/Word/PowerPoint) skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams to develop and design New Product Introduction products following a stage-gate process from Discover to Deploy.
• Drive, coordinate and maintain project schedules.
• Lead and partner with engineers and designers related to product design activities.
• Direct outside activities such as regulatory or other third‑party testing.
• Lead cross‑functional teams as central point of coordination of Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply, ISC, Quality and Compliance.
• Manage a portfolio of projects to ensure on‑track progress.
• Identify, track and mitigate risks early through structured risk planning and mitigation strategies.
• Track Project Portfolio KPI’s.
• Improve project and product development processes to reduce development cycle time.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

nVent is seeking a results-driven Project Manager/Engineer to lead teams through a phase-gate New Product Introduction, coordinating design, testing and deployment. Our principal office is in London and the management office in Minneapolis, and we have a global reach with brands like CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE.

You’ll align engineering, operations, supply, ISC, quality and compliance, may travel about 10% domestically, and contribute to continual improvement of product