Staff 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 multiple medium- to high-complexity New Product Development projects with full end-to-end ownership.
• Demonstrate strong cross-functional leadership across global and multicultural teams.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive workplace by recognizing and valuing individual differences and perspectives.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Identify stakeholder expectations and establish effective communication cadences.
• Develop and execute the Project Communication Plan.
• Lead periodic management-level project reviews.
• Report project progress, risks, and issues to leadership and stakeholders.

Financial & Economic Management

• Manage project capital, expense, and resource expenditures to meet financial targets.
• Support economic analysis, including alternatives evaluation, variance analysis, and cost calculations.
• Track and report project progress and product costs.

Planning, Risk & Change Management

• Develop detailed project schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
• Execute integrated change management and control processes.
• Perform effective project risk management, including creation, monitoring, and mitigation of risks.
• Identify, address, and resolve project issues and impediments proactively.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Drive continuous improvement of existing project processes and implementation of new project components.
• Coordinate internal resources across departments to ensure projects are delivered on time, on cost, and on quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for problem-solving and brainstorming initiatives.

Requirements:

Education & Critical Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 12–15 years of professional experience
• Master’s degree in Engineering with 10–12 years of professional experience.
• 5–6 years of project management experience in industrial product or hardware .development environments.
• Proven experience managing distributed and multicultural teams.

Competencies

Must Have

• In-depth understanding of Toll Gate / Stage Gate product development processes.
• Strong experience in project management strategy and execution.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder and requirements management.
• Exposure to manufacturing processes such as molding, stamping, and plating.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills with the ability to communicate .globally at all organizational levels.
• Proven expertise in project planning, execution, and delivery.
• Strong leadership skills to drive collaboration, accountability, and results.
• Ability to develop and manage communication plans and responsibility (RACI) matrices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with project ROI analysis (NPV, IRR, Payback Period).

Preferred

• Exposure to regulatory approval processes (UL, CSA, CQC, VDE, etc.).
• Experience in the terminal and connector industry.
• Exposure to Agile Project Management methodologies.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management credentials.