New Product Development Engineer

Position: New Product Development Engineering Project Manager

Location: On Site - 5 days a week

Location: Delaware, OH

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical or Systems Engineering preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in product development & testing and/or cost improvement programs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with ability to summarize technical data/results quickly for non-technical audiences.
• Experience with New Product Development – Experience managing/overseeing a product from start to finish.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience leading teams to show task breakdown, prioritization, and management across a group of people

Plusses:

• Prefer experience with large (>100kW) 3-phase power conversion or conditioning product development
• Prefer experience with large (>100kW) 480V 3-phase power lab testing
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• SMC (Scrum master certification) not required, but a plus
• PMP (Project management professional) not required, but a plus

DAY TO DAY:

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Technical Project Lead who works with the offering management team to refine product requirements and turn them into product specifications that drive cross functional team development. This role leads the development teams through the NPD process cycle at a technical level (opposed to high-level program management) to make sure the end product meets the requirements. This role will focus on Static Transfer Switch (STS) and Power Distribution (PDU) products. The individual will be responsible for understanding product requirements and developing technical product specifications that will drive the cross functional development teams. This role works through the entire product development cycle to make sure the R&D team stays on schedule and meets the original market requirements. Close collaboration between offering management, system engineering, mechanical engineering, product engineering, firmware engineering, agency compliance, and product integrity teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive requirements refinement, specification development, and task tracking through iterative review cycle.
• Hold authority on system design decisions as it pertains to meeting market requirements.
• Translate detailed technical development plans to simplified project milestones for executive tracking purposes.
• Must track development progress vs plan and manage resource needs to stay on schedule.
• Provide technical support and leadership to product development teams as first step in escalation path if issues or questions arise. Escalate major issues to the appropriate resources and pursue to closure.
• Work with cross functional teams (Offering management, mechanical engineering, electrical/system engineering, engineering test) to create development plan and strategy and bring products from ideation to concept and market launch. Example development stages:
• Requirements definition and enrichment by collaborating with cross-functional teams (Service, sales, manufacturing, etc.…)
• Detailed specification breakdown and work/task breakdown based on higher level requirements.
• Concept development and refinement
• Validation test planning and prototype planning
• Full product or platform development and release into PLM system
• Prototype part ordering and local assembly
• Prototype validation testing
• Final conformance to specification checks and manufacturing handoff
• Track and report on team and individual performance to management and executive leadership.

Compensation: Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.