Engineering Project Manager, Product Development

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Legrand/Pass & Seymour has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager, New Product Development to join the Legrand/Pass & Seymour Team in Syracuse, NY
. Responsible for projects and engineering efforts that support the design, development, and improvement of new and existing products. Tasked with coordinating efforts across Engineering, Marketing, Procurement, Quality and Operations functions to ensure the successful review, planning, execution, and closeout of projects. These activities must support the company's goals of increasing market share and profitability through creativity and innovation.

• Work with product line managers to review product specifications, and develop project estimates (scope, schedule, budget, technical feasibility, risk)
• Build out project schedules utilizing the waterfall and/or agile methodologies
• Break down major milestones into smaller deliverables
• Use Smartsheet to track project schedules, budgets, and dashboards
• Schedule and lead cross-functional team meetings
• Manage and review project milestone documents to ensure completion
• Take thorough meeting minutes, assign action items, and follow up on open actions
• Align projects and programs with larger organizational initiatives and direction.
• Assist Management with developing and maintaining the project management process
• Maintain project documentation and contribute to project Gate meetings
• Other duties as assigned by management

• Work with product line managers and engineering teams to evaluate initial product specifications and provide guidance on technical risks and estimated schedule, budgets, and product costs.
• Manages project/program planning and execution, stage-gate approvals, and deployment planning meetings.
• Executes and delivers projects/programs on-scope, on-time, on-budget, with quality and customer satisfaction - promoting and executing using project management methodologies and tools, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Identifies and manages the delivery of all project deliverables with team members.
• Manages, tracks, documents, and communicates all changes to the project (e.g. Scope, Schedule).
• Organizes the project team to carry out the project plan with assistance from function managers.
• As project team leader, has responsibility and authority necessary to keep project on track, escalates to managers and Product Committee as appropriate.
• Develops a budget for the project, tracks project expenditures including coordination of purchase orders, tracks man hours and other resources spent on the project.
• Manages the identification, impact, mitigation, and communication of risks.
• Holds project status update meetings, communicates status regularly and is the point of contact for assigned projects.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BS) minimum, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred.

Experience: 1-3 years of experience managing projects, direct experience with new product development preferred. Experience with electronics is highly desired.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
• Requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and be able to effectively handle multiple priorities and multiple projects.
• Ideally have product design experience with electro-mechanical assembly design.
• Ideally have experience with designing products for low cost and high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of UL requirements.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements.
• Ability to work with Mechanical, Electrical, and Software Engineers for the design of products that are internet connected (IoT).
• Must be able to travel (regionally and internationally). Expectation is less than 10% travel.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Must understand and have experience in all aspects of the new product development life cycle; understand product life cycle overall.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects effectively.
• Exhibits strong cultural sensitivity necessary for good communication and building effective partnerships with local, regional, and foreign resources and teams.
• Strong computer skills, especially in project management software along with being proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software.
• Ability to use internet and web based resources efficiently and effectively.
• Must possess excellent project management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control multiple projects at various stages of work.

• Self-Direction: Priorities are set from department manager. Manage their own…