Principal Project Manager Engineer

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Execution

• Lead and manage 2–3 complex product development projects from initiation through launch.
• Ensure projects align with approved project charters, internal processes, and customer expectations.
• Provide strong leadership to cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Drive a diverse and inclusive workplace, recognizing and valuing individual differences and perspectives.

Stakeholder Management

• Identify, engage, and manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain regular communication cadences to ensure transparency and alignment.

Financial & Cost Management

• Manage project capital, operating expenses, and resource allocations.
• Ensure adherence to project budgets and achievement of financial targets.
• Support economic and financial analyses, including alternatives evaluation, variance analysis, and cost calculations.

Risk & Change Management

• Develop, monitor, and control comprehensive project risk management plans.
• Execute integrated change management and control processes to manage scope, cost, and schedule changes.

Planning & Reporting

• Develop detailed project schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
• Track, monitor, and report project progress, timelines, and product costs.
• Lead management-level project reviews and provide regular status updates.

Continuous Improvement

• Proactively identify and resolve project issues and impediments.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement new project components, tools, and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (CFTs) to support problem-solving and brainstorming activities.

Education & Critical Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 15–18 years of total professional experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of project management experience in industrial product or hardware development.
• Proven experience managing distributed and multicultural teams.

Requirements:

Core Competencies

Must Have

• In-depth knowledge of Toll Gate / Stage Gate product development processes.
• Strong expertise in project management methodologies and execution.
• Demonstrated leadership in team management, performance management, mentoring, and talent development.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder and requirements management.
• Exposure to manufacturing processes such as molding, stamping, and plating.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate at all organizational levels globally.
• Strong background in project planning, execution, and risk management.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions and drive results.
• Ability to develop and manage communication plans and RACI matrices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience conducting project ROI analysis (NPV, IRR, Payback Period).
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Preferred

• Exposure to regulatory approval processes (UL, CSA, CQC, VDE, etc.).
• Experience in the terminal and connector industry or related product domains.
• Familiarity with Agile project management methodologies.