Project Manager
About The Position
Tri Tool Technologies is hiring a Product Manager to lead development of portable machining and pipe preparation tools, managing the product development life cycle from market research and concept through engineering, testing, manufacturing, and launch. The role works across Engineering, Production, Marketing, and Sales to develop products that improve customer experience and support company growth. It also includes visiting customer sites to introduce new products, observe how existing products are used, gather feedback, and incorporate customer insights into future development. The Product Manager leads and develops the engineering team, sets priorities, assigns work, provides feedback, and maintains quality and schedule accountability. The role owns product strategy, market and competitor research, business cases, requirements, roadmaps, product positioning, and launch planning. It also directs product development and commercialization activities, balancing resources and coordinating cross-functional teams throughout the process. The position oversees each stage of Tri Tool’s product-to-market process: evaluating concepts and financial viability; executing development work, schedules, budgets, design reviews, and prototyping; validating products through testing and customer feedback; preparing products for manufacturing; and managing launch activities, pricing, customer outreach, and sales and distributor training.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or 10+ years of experience collaborating on the design of industrial tools, machinery, or equipment, including significant time with customers in the field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical design, drafting, fabrication, assembly, and testing of mechanical tools or systems.
- Deep understanding of how industrial tools are used, sold, and serviced, ideally in machining, pipe and tube, or welding applications.
- Proven success overseeing every part of the product development life cycle.
- Confidence leading a team and guiding cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and thoroughness.
- Tenacious drive to deliver results on schedule.
- Self-motivation and appetite for learning and growth.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent hands-on technical background.
- Machine and tool design experience for portable or in situ industrial tools.
- Product management or product line management experience.
- Experience in aerospace, nuclear, energy, semiconductor, or defense markets.
Responsibilities
- Hire, train, and develop engineers; set priorities, assign work, provide regular feedback, and hold the team accountable for quality and schedule.
- Analyze markets and manage product strategy and the product life cycle, including research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements, roadmaps, and launch.
- Create product strategy documents covering business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI.
- Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and lead prototyping and development.
- Visit customer sites to observe product use and gather feedback for product development.
- Analyze market data to develop sales strategies and define objectives for marketing communications.
- Develop product positioning and messaging for Tri Tool’s main market segments.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Marketing, and Sales to develop and release products and balance organizational resources.
- Evaluate product concepts, budgets, ROI, obsolescence costs, and concept options.
- Lead product development execution by assigning and tracking work, managing schedules and budgets, following design processes, conducting design reviews, and building prototypes.
- Lead prototype testing, coordinate customer testing, confirm requirements are met, conduct final design and manufacturing readiness reviews, and validate the financial model.
- Ensure technical specifications, manuals, literature, and training materials are produced; re-evaluate costing data; work with Production on process improvements; and implement obsolescence plans.
- Capture lessons learned, lead customer outreach, and manage pricing, launch plans, and sales and distributor training.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
