Project Leader - New Product Development Engineering

About the role

The Project Leader for New Product Development (NPD) leads moderate to high complexity product development initiatives with minimal oversight. The role owns the technical scope, drives key design decisions and trade-off analyses, coordinates cross-functional execution and takes full accountability for project delivery and cost.

Key responsibilities

• Drive the project from concept to mass production, coordinating with and motivating the cross-functional team.
• Meet cost, schedule and performance targets; track project risks and escalate issues to leadership when needed.
• Create and track schedules, facilitate and document project meetings, and visualize the full project scope with little guidance.
• Lead trade-off discussions with product management and other stakeholders, negotiate compromises and present updates, risks and business cases to leadership.
• Ensure component delivery through close coordination with US/Asia sourcing and supply chain teams, and coordinate build readiness planning across departments.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a related field.
• Strong understanding of electromechanical systems, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Results-driven, deadline-oriented, able to handle fast-paced, agile environments and competing priorities.
• Experience on cross-functional teams and building relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• 3-10% travel required.

Required skills

• Electromechanical systems knowledge
• Project leadership, negotiation and analytical skills
• Communication and problem-solving