Manager, Engineering Development

About ITT:

At ITT, we have a clear purpose as an organization – to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs across key global end markets. Our continuous improvement mindset drives our commitment to evolving our capabilities as a multi-industrial technology, manufacturing and engineering leader. With a strong global footprint of more than 100 facilities, we are well positioned to solve critical challenges for our customers around the world. Our locations include manufacturing facilities and global service capabilities in 35 countries. Through these worldwide operations and building on our heritage of innovation, our approximately ~11,000 team members partner with our customers to deliver enduring solutions that make a lasting difference and help the world move forward. ITT is headquartered in Stamford, CT, with sales in approximately 125 countries. The company generated 2024 revenues of $3.6 billion. 

• Motion Technologies: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~ 4,000; operates in 13 countries) manufactures brake components and specialized sealing solutions, shock absorbers and damping technologies primarily for the global automotive, truck and trailer, public bus and rail transportation markets. 
• Industrial Process: (Revenue of $1.4B; headcount of ~3,400; operates in 30 countries) manufactures engineered fluid process equipment serving a diversified mix of customers in global industries such as chemical, energy, mining, and other industrial process markets and is a provider of plant optimization and efficiency solutions and aftermarket services and parts. 
• Connect and Control Technologies: (Revenue of $0.8B; headcount of ~ 3,800; operates in 10 countries) manufactures harsh-environment connector solutions, critical energy absorption, flow control components, and composite materials for the aerospace and defense, general industrial, medical, and energy markets.

Position Summary

This role is accountable for leadership of select design engineering groups within ITT Cannon.  The Product Design Engineering Manager works closely Product Management, Program Management, and Production in order to provide guidance and leadership to Product Design engineers to ensure design engineering deliverables and objectives are met prior to scheduled dates.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversees the management of select groups(s) of Product Design Engineers, providing guidance to ensure deliverables and deadlines are met.
• Increase the efficiency of day-to-day processes and improve customer response time for set up of BOM, customer drawings and technical support
• Mentor assigned engineers to create and maintain a culture of accountability, creativity, and design accuracy.
• Utilize Performance Management and Career Development Processes to ensure assigned subordinates are high functioning and motivated.
• Conduct/participate in design review meetings. Identify issues proactively; develop and implement solutions
• Drive innovation and project execution while maintaining a professional environment where creative work is valued and recognized
• Improve systems & processes to reduce non-value-added activities within the product development, procurement and production launch process.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations to ensure obstacles in design projects are resolved.
• Drives a culture of date accountability within assigned teams ensuring importance of meeting deadlines.
• Identify and communicate headcount and equipment needs in response to changing engineering backlog
• Effectively plan and manage assigned groups budgets and headcount plan consistent with Annual Operating Plan.
• Owns and maintains assigned engineering groups performance indicators.
• Work closely with other functional leaders in product engineering and product management to ensure coordination, prioritization, planning, and execution of key company initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Provides leadership, communication, and coaching to employees while cultivating a culture of motivated employees, environment of trust, teamwork, accountability, self-confidence, and business ownership.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees. Planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving issues.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with 5+ years of related industry experience. Extensiv