Product Development Engineering Manager MV & LV Cables

Overview :

Prysmian is seeking a people-oriented and change management champion to support our Power Distribution business. In your new role you will be reporting directly to the Product Development Director for Power Distribution and will be integral to the continued success as well as the future growth with our customers.

Your role will interact with the internal and external customers in order to understand and solve their unique challenges.

You will be responsible for end-to-end product development, design to cost, product improvement, and support of new product introduction.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities :

• Responsible for new-product development projects to ensure they meet technical, quality, commercial and operation objectives.
• Contribute to material cost reduction programs through new process / material introductions.
• Guide the development and implementation of new products, working closely with manufacturing, quality, and commercial product management.
• Meet with customers to determine potential product development opportunities to improve overall business performance and portfolio.
• Work on long term company strategy in sustainability and innovation.
• Act as internal liaison between manufacturing and the product teams to identify customer requirements, emerging trends and changing marketplace directions.
• Prepare test plans for internal labs and third-party approval agencies.
• Responsible for third-party submittals listings (UL, CSA, RUS, etc.) and final approval adopting the widest range of approval that can be granted.
• Actively participate in appropriate technical committees and standards development (UL, CSA, IEEE, ICEA, etc.) that affect product development.
• Anticipated travel required 10%-30%.

Key Characteristics :

• Outstanding communication (verbal & written) with associates, peers and upper management
• Business knowledge and understanding of cost / benefit analysis including volume requirements for profitability of product designs
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work with and lead cross-functional groups
• Ability to work and collaborate amongst peers and team members with transparency
• Basic metallurgical knowledge of aluminum, copper and steel
• Basic material knowledge of insulating and semi-conducting polymers
• Strong project management skills, follow-through, results driven
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Coordinated movements of arms / fingers / hands / feet / legs
• Lifting (up to 50 lbs.)
• Perception and discrimination of color, sound, texture

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent Engineering Degree and experience minimum.
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience working in manufacturing and product development / design engineering.
• PC and systems experience (SAP, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
• Wire and Cable experience preferred.

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