Project Manager

Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering Work Location Type: On-site Project Manager, Engineering Req ID: 51216 Job Location: Loves Park, IL, US Employment Type: Segment: Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering Work Location Type: On-site Job Description The Impact You'll Make As a Project Manager, Engineering , you will play a critical role in driving product enhancements that improve quality, cost, and compliance across our portfolio. You will lead cross functional teams through complex engineering change projects, ensuring successful execution from concept through production release. In this role, you will help bring new ideas to life by aligning people, resources, budgets, and timelines. Working closely with product management, engineering, manufacturing, and global teams, you will ensure projects deliver measurable business value while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement. Salary: $133,000-138,000 per year Hours: 40 hours per week Location: 4401 N. Bell School Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111 Contact: Danfoss, LLC, 4401 N. Bell School Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111. What You’ll Be Doing Working as part of the project engineering team to coordinate the execution of design and development changes related to quality, cost, and compliance Defining project objectives, scope, and clear roles and responsibilities Identifying resource requirements and managing resource availability and allocation within the PEC group and across functional teams Preparing and executing comprehensive project plans, including key milestones, and coordinating activities to ensure successful release of changes to production Establishing project budgets based on requirements and tracking expenditures to ensure delivery within budget Collaborating with Global Product Owners and TPO/Product Managers to execute on Product Backlog items Partnering with the Product Development team to coordinate the handover of NPIs, including driving improvements on key performance metrics Coordinating globally with other sites on projects and tasks impacting products built across multiple locations Tracking project progress and providing regular updates and status reports to project teams and key stakeholders Managing communication and relationships within the project team and across stakeholders to ensure project outcomes meet expectations. What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. 5 years experience with product design and development and/or engineering research, with at least 3 years focused on power electronics equipment. 3 years experience with 3-Dimensional CAD. 3 years experience with fabrication processes (e.g., Aluminum extrusion, High pressure injection molding, Thermal/Vacuum forming, Sheet metal forming, CNC machining, Metal Casting). 2 years experience integrating DFSS methodologies into product and process design improvements 2 years experience with Design for Manufacturing/Assembly 2 years experience with Teamcenter or other PLM Software, Polarion or other lifecycle management software, MS Office, and SAP. What You'll Get from Us We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great. Our Commitment to Transparency Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice. Want to know more? Please visit ourFAQ Page . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification. Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities. Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories. #J-18808-Ljbffr