Broan-NuTone leads the residential ventilation industry in North America with our innovative products, fulfilling our mission to improve people’s lives through better air. We are present in more than 110 million homes in North America and are proud to move almost 13 trillion cubic feet of fresh air per year. Our 2,000 entrepreneurs operate in four countries and our quality products are made by five manufacturing facilities we own and by trusted supply partners. Our leading brands include Broan, NuTone, Zephyr, Best, Venmar, and vanEE.

At Broan-NuTone we are all about growth, so we have a one-page Growth Agenda that serves as our true north at all levels in the organization. Founded in 1932, Broan-NuTone is the largest company in Madison Air, one of the world’s largest privately held companies with 8,000 entrepreneurs, $10 billion in enterprise value, and 42 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries around the world. Madison Air’s mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive through the transformative power of air brings us all together. We are also passionate about the safety of our entrepreneurs, a culture that promotes safety, innovation, growth, a bias for action, and building trust.

Job Summary:

If you have a passion to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive, look no further than Broan-Nutone, one of Madison Industries Indoor Air Quality business units with exciting opportunities at their Design headquarters in Hartford, WI. If you would like to harness your “entrepreneurial mindset in an innovative environment and build on market leadership”, we have an exciting Senior Project Engineer position with a primary focus to deliver innovative new products while having fun along-side a cohesive high-performing team that are accountable entrepreneurs.

This role will have opportunities to be the technical expert on multiple product development projects and bring innovative solutions to life through various phases of product life cycles - concept to production. The culture empowers to be “Entrepreneurial” with a “Bias for Action and Trust”. Come join us in developing yourself and “build something truly remarkable…that will long outlast us”.

Job Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Innovation – Know your consumer, be abreast of competition and technology, industry standards and regulation. Identify, develop, and execute New Product Development projects that overcome complex customer/consumer needs. Be informed of IP development and management. Innovate and continually strive to bring first to market solutions.
• Subject Matter Expert – Understand our consumers and customers, develop innovative air quality solutions that meet their needs. Apply NPD process and philosophies through the entire development project from conception through product launch and objectively determine the maturity level of a design and project. Apply technical knowledge and engineering principles to conceptualize design and realize their potential. Be effective in applying the necessary tools like Prototyping, DFMEA, DVP&R, Computer aided simulation (CFD, FEA, etc.), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) to create robust designs. Choose appropriate action and alternatives with rationale based on facts, constraints, and predicted consequences.
• Leadership – Effectively lead and motivate cross function teams to work toward accomplishing project objectives. Be accountable and lead by example making and meeting project milestones and deliverables. Challenge yourself and your team to be innovative, take moderate risks to overcome project obstacles. Provide options, scenarios, and recommendations to overcome obstacles. Lead brainstorming discussions, Innovation sessions, Design reviews to ensure product reliability. Resolve project conflicts, speak up and raise concern in global and regional settings. Effectively communicate deliverables’ status, timelines, execution plans, and deviations to the team and various levels of senior leadership. Facilitate decision making and be actively engaged with the project team (project manager, marketing, operations, suppliers, test labs, etc.)
• Project execution – When applicable, provide direct support to project leader in management of technical deliverables, capital/expense projections. Ensure effective communication between cross functional teams across multiple domestic and international business platforms. Proactively identify, plan, and provide recommendations to overcome technical risks and obstacles. Establish and maintain relationships with senior leadership to align NPD project objectives and mitigate obstacles for project completion. Receive general direction, but exercise discretion as to time management, independently identifying, prioritizing, and delegating tasks.

Job Requirements:

• 5 years of prior relevant industry experience (consumer product development) is preferred.
• S. Degree in Engineering required. Advanced Degree in Engineering Discipline desired and/or Business-related degree (MSEM, MBA).
• Experience leading innovation within the engineering function is preferred.
• Ability to articulate technical information and provide comprehensive recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage projects and work in a project team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on business priorities.
• Demonstrate consumer/customer centric mindset.
• Work under minimal direction and guided by project objectives.
• Proven experience supporting/leading a wide variety and volume of projects with high complexity.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work in an office environment, using the computer for extended period of time