Product Development Manager; Manufacturing, Electronics

Job details:

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year

The ideal candidate is an accomplished engineering or operations leader with a strong background in manufacturing program execution, team development, and cross-functional leadership. This individual will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and ready for scalable production. This position reports to executive leadership and plays a key role in supporting company growth through successful product launches and manufacturing readiness.

Key Perks:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company matching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) / Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Generous paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers responsible for complex customer programs.
• Manage a team of approximately six direct reports, with potential for future growth.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, evaluate, and develop project management talent while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on execution and customer satisfaction.

• Direct multiple concurrent development and manufacturing transfer projects from kickoff through production.
• Establish project plans, milestones, resource requirements, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure successful introduction of products into high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, sourcing, and manufacturing teams.
• Monitor project performance and proactively resolve schedule, cost, and technical issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and executive-level updates to internal stakeholders and customers.

• Lead product launches into domestic and international manufacturing facilities.
• Support both new product introduction (NPI) and contract manufacturing programs.
• Improve project execution processes and standardize best practices across the organization.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure production readiness, quality, and successful ramp-up.

• Ensure projects comply with applicable quality management systems and customer requirements.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality and regulatory teams throughout development and manufacturing transfer activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading technical or manufacturing-focused programs.
• Demonstrated success bringing products into high-volume manufacturing (annual production in the thousands to tens of thousands of units).
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering and operations teams through product commercialization.
• Proven people leadership experience, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and employee development.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication, organizational, and executive presentation skills.

• Experience working with global manufacturing operations, including offshore production partners.
• Background supporting both product development and contract manufacturing programs.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems.
• Experience with ISO 13485 or regulated manufacturing environments is highly desirable.
• Understanding of supply chain, procurement, manufacturing operations, quality systems, and engineering change management.
• Financial acumen including project budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.

• Build and develop a highly engaged Project Management team.
• Deliver projects into production on schedule and within budget.
• Improve project execution consistency and organizational processes.
• Successfully manage customer expectations while balancing business priorities.
• Serve as a trusted leader across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and executive leadership.

You are a hands-on leader who enjoys solving complex problems, building strong teams, and driving products from development into full-scale manufacturing. You thrive in fast-paced environments, communicate effectively with both customers and executive leadership, and know how to balance technical…