Engineering Manager, New Product Development

About the role

The NPD Manager leads new product development (NPD) projects from concept through post‑launch validation, interfacing with Product Management to define objectives. The manager plans, executes, and finalizes projects on schedule and within budget, negotiating resources and coordinating NPD team members as well as internal and external consultants. Products must be designed for manufacture at multiple facilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary product design teams, lead engineers, product managers, and others to develop and meet engineering project schedules for new products.
• Determine and manage resource utilization for projects using appropriate tools and coordinate resource use with product design teams.
• Ensure NPD teams remain dedicated to current and future projects without being shifted to other work.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to NPD team members and stakeholders.
• Determine prototype production capacities, limits, and product gradations.
• Conduct and facilitate design reviews with design team members, product management, and sales.
• Coordinate development of work instructions during prototype builds for multi‑language, multi‑site manufacturing capability.
• Coordinate and manage product testing, including physical validation, structural capacity and limits, strain‑gage testing, frequency analysis versus FEA simulations, control systems testing, reliability analysis, power requirements, and field testing.
• Oversee development of training for service groups through prototype testing and existing product training resources.
• Oversee development of maintenance procedures for new products and validate accessibility for maintenance.
• Conduct and document NPD safety evaluations covering operation, transport, lifting, erection, and service.
• Perform hazard analysis for new products, including operation, set‑up, component failure, logic fault, potential energy, and power failure.
• Generate and update validation procedures and incorporate them into standards as required.
• After project completion, compare design requirements to the actual product.
• Generate and maintain R&D tax credit documents, working with accounting and auditors to maximize credit within established criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• Experience in product validation for mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical control systems.
• Preferred experience in aggregate processing and construction equipment manufacturing.
• At least 1 + year of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and assistance to engineers and designers.
• Strong interpersonal skills when dealing with management, sales, dealers, customers, and internal personnel.
• Proficiency with office equipment and engineering tools, including CAD and ERP systems.
• Ability to work in heavy industrial settings, quarry/pit locations, and construction sites with associated air pollutants and noise levels.
• Willingness and ability to climb on equipment to inspect, troubleshoot, or gather design information.
• Effective oral and written communication skills and the ability to work well with others.

Work environment

The position is primarily office‑based, with regular exposure to typical office risks and occasional exposure to a manufacturing shop or plant environment. Duties involve extensive computer work, sitting or standing, and may require reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.