Product Development Engineering Manager - Prysmian Group
Highland Heights, KY 41076
About the Job
Overview:
- Responsible for new-product development projects to ensure they meet technical, quality, commercial and operation objectives.
- Contribute to material cost reduction programs through new process/material introductions.
- Guide the development and implementation of new products, working closely with manufacturing, quality, and commercial product management.
- Meet with customers to determine potential product development opportunities to improve overall business performance and portfolio.
- Work on long term company strategy in sustainability and innovation.
- Act as internal liaison between manufacturing and the product teams to identify customer requirements, emerging trends and changing marketplace directions.
- Prepare test plans for internal labs and third-party approval agencies.
- Responsible for third-party submittals listings (UL, CSA, RUS, etc.) and final approval adopting the widest range of approval that can be granted.
- Actively participate in appropriate technical committees and standards development (UL, CSA, IEEE, ICEA, etc.) that affect product development.
- Anticipated travel required 10%-30%.
- Outstanding communication (verbal & written) with associates, peers and upper management.
- Business knowledge and understanding of cost/benefit analysis including volume requirements for profitability of product designs.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work with and lead cross-functional groups.
- Ability to work and collaborate amongst peers and team members with transparency.
- Basic metallurgical knowledge of aluminum, copper and steel.
- Basic material knowledge of insulating and semi-conducting polymers.
- Strong project management skills, follow-through, results driven.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Coordinated movements of arms / fingers / hands / feet / legs.
- Lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
- Perception and discrimination of color, sound, texture.
- BS degree in Engineering or equivalent Engineering Degree and experience minimum.
- Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience working in manufacturing and product development/design engineering.
- PC and systems experience (SAP, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
- Wire and Cable experience preferred.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
About Prysmian Group:
Prysmian is the world leader in wire and cable manufacturing. From the depths of the ocean to the pinnacles of the world’s tallest buildings, we drive new forms of energy and information to each and every corner of the earth. We offer the widest range of services and know-how in the industry. Each year, Prysmian manufactures thousands of miles of underground and underwater cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity systems for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunications sector. With over 30,000 employees, across 50 countries, everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.