Talent Development Manager - Engineering

Lutron Electronics Company, Inc Talent Development Manager - Engineering US-PA-Coopersburg Job ID: 2026-5636 # of Openings: 1 Category: Human Resources Corporate Headquarters Overview Help the people behind Lutron's innovation keep innovating. Lutron's products are known for thoughtful design, technical excellence, and lasting quality. Behind those products is a global community of engineers who are constantly solving complex problems, exploring new technologies, and finding better ways to serve our customers. Lutron is looking for a Talent Development Manager - Engineering to help that community continue to grow. This newly created role will shape how engineering employees build the technical, functional, professional, and leadership capabilities they need to succeed. You will work closely with engineering leaders, subject matter experts, HR partners, and colleagues across Lutron University to understand capability needs and turn them into practical, engaging learning experiences. In this role, you'll apply your consulting, stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills to influence learning priorities and build trusted partnerships across the organization. You'll leverage your project management and problem-solving abilities to drive learning initiatives in a complex, highly innovative environment. This is not a role focused on managing a course catalog. It is an opportunity to help define the learning agenda for a highly technical, innovation-rich organization - and to influence how engineers grow throughout their careers. Responsibilities Shape engineering capability for the future Partner with engineering leaders to identify current and future capability needs. Assess skill gaps and align learning strategies to business priorities. Develop a strategic learning roadmap aligned with Lutron's principles and engineering priorities. Guide leaders in defining the capabilities needed to support future business goals. Support the development of technical skill frameworks and engineering career pathways. Accelerate the Growth of Early-Career Engineers Enhance the Engineering Development Program to accelerate onboarding and professional growth. Partner with leaders, managers, and participants to strengthen program effectiveness. Build foundational technical, professional, and leadership capabilities for early-career engineers. Connect engineers with meaningful learning Design, develop, and deliver learning experiences for employees across engineering roles and levels. Leverage classroom, digital, blended, coaching, and on-the-job learning approaches. Facilitate onboarding experiences for new engineering employees. Help engineers discover and access learning aligned with performance and career goals. Partner with subject matter experts to ensure learning content remains relevant and credible. Build a differentiated engineering learning portfolio Define and manage the learning solutions portfolio for Engineering. Identify opportunities to strengthen technical, professional, project, and leadership development. Evaluate and manage external learning partners and training vendors. Forecast learning investments based on engineering capability priorities. Oversee the thoughtful use of continuing education resources across Engineering. Explore digital learning platforms, knowledge management systems, and other tools that can make learning more accessible and effective. Advise and enable engineering leaders Serve as a trusted learning consultant to engineering leaders and key stakeholders. Coach leaders and managers to strengthen their role in developing talent. Diagnose performance and capability gaps and recommend targeted learning interventions. Partner with Engineering and HR to design practical solutions that address business needs. Foster a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and improvement. Evaluate and improve learning impact Evaluate the effectiveness of learning programs through data, feedback, and stakeholder insight. Track learning participation, progress, and outcomes through Lutron's learning management system. Recommend and implement improvements to increase learning impact and participation. Support the deployment and tracking of engineering-related compliance, safety, and quality programs. Collaborate with Talent Development colleagues across Lutron to share practices and strengthen Lutron University's products and services. You’ll thrive here if... You enjoy working with technically sophisticated people and learning how they solve complex problems. You can move comfortably between engineering strategy, business needs, and hands‑on learning design. You care about both individual career growth and the capabilities Lutron needs to innovate successfully. Qualifications Bachelor's degree required; a degree in Engineering, Learning and Development, or a related field, with a concentration in technology, process management, or quality management preferred. 12+ years of professional experience following completion of academic studies, including 5+ years of people leadership experience or experience leading large-scale projects or initiatives and influencing direction across teams. 7+ years of experience in learning and development, talent development, organizational development, or a related field, supporting engineering, technology, product development, or other technical organizations. Experience designing, developing, and implementing adult learning programs within technology-driven organizations. Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS), digital learning platforms, and knowledge management systems. Expertise in learning strategy, instructional design, facilitation, coaching, or technical capability development. Flexibility to travel on an occasional basis to Lutron locations in Philadelphia, Boston, and Austin as needed. You are authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require Lutron to sponsor you for any work visa, such as an H-1B, either immediately or at any time in the future. Lutron does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position. Why this role is different At many companies, engineering learning is limited to technical training or compliance programs. At Lutron, you will help create a broader development ecosystem for engineers - one that supports technical depth, collaboration, career growth, leadership, and continued innovation. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the people developing the technologies and products that have made Lutron an industry leader. At the same time, you will be part of Lutron University, a global Talent Development team committed to helping employees and the company move forward. For more than 60 years, Lutron has built products known for innovation, quality, and long-term thinking. We bring those same commitments to developing our people. Build your career with Lutron where you will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits while exploring many options for continued growth and education. Make a difference every day in our dynamic, people-centric, technology-driven organization. For more information, view our website at Lutron Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Affinity Action Employer. We welcome qualified, motivated applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. #LI-ONSITE #LI-PF1 #LEC1 PI287744016 #J-18808-Ljbffr