Engineering Excellence Manager

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION: Lead, coach and mentor engineering quality technicians to achieve quality, continuous improvement, and efficiency targets across the Engineering department. Set clear performance metrics and cultivate a culture of ownership, technical accountability, and collaboration across multi-functional groups.

Work with engineering leaders to develop design standards, and procedures within the Engineered To Order (ETO) process. Lead the engineering gate review process, ensuring 100% compliance, accuracy, and completeness of structural and electrical drawings prior to manufacturing release. Standardize review checklists and technical guidelines to reduce engineering-born change orders and rework.

Act as the final review point for significant technical discrepancies between design, engineering, liaisons, and operations. Deploy lean engineering methodologies to eliminate waste, improve speed, and increase repeatability within an ETO environment. Analyze recurring quality issues and design defects; lead root-cause analysis (RCA) and implement robust corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Partner with the wider EBS platform to build unified engineering tools, standardized automation blocks, and scalable workflows. Bridge the gap between upstream design teams and downstream manufacturing operations via the structural/electrical liaisons to ensure smooth design-for-manufacturability (DFM). Partner with Operations, and Quality Assurance to align technical output with business objectives.

YOU HAVE: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Architectural, or a related engineering field preferred; equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree. 8+ years of engineering and/or project management experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. Experience in ETO engineering operations, process improvement, or technical program leadership.

Solid understanding of engineering development processes, documentation practices, and product lifecycle management. Strong interpersonal and planning skills coupled with an agile mentality. Consistent record of analyzing complex data and translating findings into actionable recommendations. Familiarity with modern engineering platforms, PDM systems, and CAD/BIM software environments (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks).

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 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. #LI-CS1 #LI-HYBRID