Senior Product Development Engineer, Mechanical

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.

POsition SUmmary

Our Electrical Connections Product Development team is seeking a Senior Product Development Mechanical responsible for leading complex product development initiatives across the ERICO, ILSCO, and ERIFLEX portfolios.

This role drives innovation, mechanical architecture decisions, and cross‑functional collaboration to accelerate NPI success and expand nVent’s leadership in electrical connections.  This position has direct impact on portfolio vitality, product roadmap acceleration, revenue growth, and global competitiveness of nVent’s Electrical Connections segment.

Key role responsibilities

Project Planning & Execution

• Lead end to end execution of mechanical system development, including feasibility evaluations, prototype builds, customer informed iterations, validation testing, agency certification, and commercialization.
• Develop complete and accurate material, component, and product specifications, ensuring alignment with quality standards and supporting the creation of robust quality assurance procedures.
• Plan, execute, and refine engineering tasks by translating product requirements into structured workstreams, defining clear milestones, and maintaining a well prioritized engineering backlog that supports NPI timelines.
• Validate mechanical designs through rigorous testing, iterative prototyping, and coordination of third party compliance, certification activities, and performance conformance evaluations.
• Support launch readiness by partnering with commercial teams and leading NPI specific training across internal and customer facing groups.
• Maintain full accountability for engineering deliverables within the gated NPI process, ensuring readiness for each phase and driving on time progression through the development cycle.
• Provide technical leadership in design reviews, FMEAs, and structured risk mitigation efforts, ensuring robust engineering decisions and early identification of technical risk

Funnel Generation

• Act as a technical voice in the field—engaging directly with end‑users to understand installation, performance, and usability issues, and returning well‑defined, feasibility‑grounded project ideas that strengthen the NPI funnel and guide future product direction.
• Lead advance research initiatives that uncover and de risk emerging materials, processes, and technologies—removing technical barriers and unlocking foundational capabilities that enable one or multiple future NPI projects.

qualifications and experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited program
• Ideally 5+ Years of related experience
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; exceptional attention to detail; excellent written and verbal communication; highly collaborative with the ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and drive cross‑functional alignment.
• Proficient in SolidWorks assemblies, modeling, drawings, and PDM/PLM systems; experienced in digital prototyping and rapid design iteration.
• Strong understanding of metals, polymers, and composite materials, with hands‑on experience in forging, stamping, machining, molding, overmolding,  and additive manufacturing.
• Experienced with thermal and mechanical simulation tools such as SolidWorks Simulation and ANSYS.
• Knowledgeable in UL, IEEE, and IEC compliance requirements; effective in coordinating with global manufacturing, sourcing teams, and test laboratories.

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,