Manager- Product Engineering & Design Engineering

The Impact You'll Make

 

As our Manager- Product Engineering & Design Engineering, you will play a critical role in strengthening and evolving our global Fluid Conveyance product portfolio, including hoses, couplings, adapters, and fittings. You will lead engineering excellence by driving product innovation, enhancing value propositions, optimizing product lifecycle management processes, and delivering sustainable business growth.

Your impact will be measured through improved product competitiveness, enhanced engineering efficiency, successful product launches, stronger stakeholder engagement, and the development of a high-performing engineering organization. By enabling continuous improvement, cost optimization, and operational excellence, you will help deliver innovative solutions that create value for customers and the business worldwide.

You will collaborate closely with global Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business teams while leading a team of engineers supporting Fluid Conveyance locations across the globe. Together, you will advance a more innovative, efficient, and customer-focused future.

What You’ll Be Doing

 

• Lead and develop a global Product Engineering and Design Engineering team, ensuring high-quality deliverables, talent growth, and organizational capability development.
• Drive engineering excellence by introducing technical differentiators, supporting product innovation, and identifying cost reduction and value engineering opportunities across the Fluid Conveyance portfolio.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging methodologies such as DFSS, DMAIC, Lean, VA/VE, and Danfoss Business System practices.
• Partner with cross-functional and global stakeholders to execute product engineering strategies, optimize PLM processes, and ensure successful product launches and lifecycle management.
• Manage resource allocation, project prioritization, engineering budgets, and team performance to consistently achieve objectives related to quality, delivery, cycle time, and customer satisfaction.

What We're Looking For

 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related discipline, with demonstrated experience leading technical engineering teams.
• 10–12 years of experience in Product Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), CAD tools, and engineering processes, preferably within a multinational engineering environment.
• Strong knowledge of engineering excellence methodologies such as Lean, DMAIC, DFSS, Value Engineering, Project Management, and continuous improvement practices.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with global stakeholders, customers, and cross-cultural teams while managing multiple priorities and business objectives.
• A leadership mindset characterized by accountability, proactive communication, collaboration, continuous learning, problem-solving, and a passion for developing people and driving organizational success.

What You'll Get from Us

 

1. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
2. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
3. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
4. You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

 

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

 

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.