Design Engineering Manager (multiple openings)

Prysmian•Highland Heights, KY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineering Manager will be responsible for managing the workload and activities of personnel supporting assigned plants within the business unit. This role involves developing procedures, workflows, training, and onboarding to foster a productive team environment. The manager will also participate in, lead, or support projects related to R&D and business activities, create and maintain product designs and costs, and generate product data sheets and drawings. A key aspect of the role is reviewing customer and industry specifications to ensure Prysmian group facilities can meet requirements. The manager will utilize in-house cable design tools (Cable Builder and/or Common Analisi) for BOMs and routings, and support annual reviews of scrap, labor, and auxiliary coefficients to align system costs with operating conditions. Additionally, the role supports corporate reporting for taxonomy, sustainable sales, and other business metrics, and uses in-house ERP systems (HFA/SAP) for material master data. Cost development and analysis for quotations/production, benchmarking analysis, and interaction with Commercial and Manufacturing personnel are also included. The manager will maintain process guidelines in design systems, own the engineering change notice (ECN) and deviation processes, and evaluate innovative ideas for new products and enhancements. The role also involves providing ideas and tracking Design to Cost projects, acting as a team player on technical teams for special projects, and assisting the broader R&D team with design systems support. A strong operating knowledge of industry standards (ICEA, UL, CSA) is required, along with preparing design documentation for factory trials and product development efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering field.
5 years of experience in design engineering, process engineering, product engineering, or other closely related areas.
5 years of experience working in cross-functional teams.
5 years of experience in wire and cable manufacturing and design.
5 years of experience in basic software development, including Tables, Formulas, Rule definitions, etc.
2 years of experience in Database Management, Microsoft Office, and VBA programming.

Responsibilities

Manage workload/activities of personnel supporting the plants assigned to the business unit.
Develop procedures, workflows, training, and onboarding to maintain a productive team environment.
Participate in, lead or support projects related to R&D and business activities.
Create/maintain product designs and costs.
Generate product data sheets/drawings.
Review customer/industry specifications to determine capability of the Prysmian group facilities to meet the requirements.
Utilize the in-house cable design tools (Cable Builder and/or Common Analisi) to create BOMs and routings for manufacturing of Prysmian Group products at its facilities.
Support annual efforts to review scrap, labor, auxiliary coefficients, and other parameters to ensure system costs reflect actual operating conditions.
Support corporate reporting requirements with regards to taxonomy, sustainable sales, and other metrics as required by the business.
Utilize in-house ERP systems (HFA/SAP) to review and maintain material master data.
Develop and analyze costs for quotations/production.
Develop benchmarking analysis when requested for comparisons between facilities.
Interact with Commercial and Manufacturing personnel to process requests in line with service level agreements.
Maintain in Design system(s) all process guidelines (such as TI's, SOP's, and FOD's) with all current prescribed changes and ensure strict adherence for design requirement.
Maintain ownership of the full engineering change notice (ECN) and deviation processes (TDCA) for the business unit's plants.
Evaluate and propose innovative ideas for new products and product enhancements.
Provide ideas/track Design to Cost projects supporting R&D's KPI's.
Act constructively as a team player on technical teams supporting special projects to improve production efficiencies, continuous improvement, and product and process development.
Assist the broader R&D team with design systems support for process and product development.
Maintain strong operating knowledge of appropriate industry standards including ICEA, UL, and CSA among other certification listings.
Prepare design documentation for factory level experimental trials/product development concerning new compound implementation, technology transfer and other product development efforts.