NPI Manufacturing Engineering Manager II

nVent • Anoka, MN • 1h ago

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

nVent is growing, and we want you to be a part of it. We are seeking an NPI Manufacturing Engineering Manager II to lead a team supporting our Data Center Solutions product category, focused on liquid cooling distribution systems. This role leads manufacturing engineering for new product introduction (NPI), with responsibility for launching multiple concurrent programs, scaling production, and ensuring readiness for full-rate manufacturing.

You will partner across engineering, operations, and program management to keep projects on schedule in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can translate business priorities into clear direction, surface risks early, and build a high-performing team.

This role will work onsite, 5 days a week in Anoka, MN. *

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

Lead and develop a team of NPI Manufacturing Engineers supporting new product launches, setting priorities and ensuring alignment to program timelines, quality standards, and cost targets.

Oversee a portfolio of concurrent NPI programs, balancing resources and driving progress to keep initiatives on schedule.

Guide the team in applying core NPI and APQP processes, including FMEAs, Control Plans, Capability Studies, and PPAP submissions.

Partner with Design Engineering, Program Management, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to align on priorities, resolve issues, and ensure manufacturability (DFM) and readiness for production.

Identify risks early, raise concerns appropriately, and apply structured problem-solving (e.g., root cause analysis) to help the team work through challenges to maintain forward momentum.

Lead gate reviews and readiness activities across multiple functions to support successful product launches and production ramp-up.

Advance manufacturing capability through improvements in processes, tooling, and automation to support safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency, including driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Support post-launch activities including Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and containment actions to maintain product performance and stability.

YOU HAVE:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other related technical degree.

Ideally 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

2+ years in a leadership or supervisory role.

Strong working knowledge of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), GD&T, FMEAs, Control Plans, and SPC.

Experience working within established quality systems and interpreting customer or industry requirements.

Proven ability to lead multi-functional teams and manage multiple priorities across concurrent programs.

Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting as priorities evolve.

Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Up to 10% travel as needed.

WE HAVE:

A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com .

Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

Innovative & adaptable

Dedicated to absolute integrity

Focused on the customer first

Respectful and team oriented

Optimistic and energizing

Accountable for performance

Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:

$105,000.00 - $195,000.00

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

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At nVent, we are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

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