Engineering Project Manager
Location: Ashland, MA – Hybrid Role
About KiddeFenwal
KiddeFenwal is a global leader in industrial and commercial fire suppression systems and safety controls. Through our trusted brands, Kidde Fire Systems and Kidde Fire Protection, we deliver certified fire detection, suppression, and control solutions across industrial, commercial, and marine sectors. Our Fenwal Controls business supports OEMs with gas ignition, temperature control, and overheat detection products.
Headquartered in Ashland, Massachusetts, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom (KFI-UK), and India (KTI-India), we are committed to protecting lives, livelihoods, and iconic assets worldwide. Learn more at KiddeFenwal.
Our Purpose
We protect lives and livelihoods through innovation, trusted partnerships, and a commitment to excellence. Integrity, safety, and teamwork are the foundation of everything we do.
About the Role
KiddeFenwal is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and manage assigned engineering projects, including new product development, sustaining engineering, product improvements, and other technical initiatives.
This role will work closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to establish project plans, coordinate activities, track milestones and deliverables, identify risks, and help ensure projects are completed on schedule and within established requirements.
The ideal candidate is an organized and collaborative project manager who is comfortable working in a technical environment and can bring structure, follow-through, and clear communication to engineering projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Management: Manage assigned engineering projects from planning through implementation, including New Product Introduction (NPI), sustaining engineering, and product improvement initiatives.
- Project Planning & Scheduling: Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, action items, and resource requirements in collaboration with project teams.
- Project Execution: Monitor project progress against established scope, schedule, and objectives and work with team members to address issues that may impact delivery.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate activities across engineering, product management, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, and other functions to support successful project execution.
- Engineering Coordination: Partner with electrical, mechanical, software, test, and other technical resources to coordinate project activities and deliverables.
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify and track project risks, issues, and dependencies. Work with appropriate team members to develop mitigation plans and escalate issues when necessary.
- Meetings & Follow-Up: Facilitate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and follow up with team members to maintain project momentum.
- Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear and concise project updates regarding schedules, milestones, accomplishments, risks, and upcoming activities.
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate project documentation, schedules, dashboards, action logs, and status reports.
- Process Improvement: Support consistent project-management practices and identify opportunities to improve engineering project planning and execution.
Qualifications & Experience
- 2–3 years of experience in project management, engineering project coordination, or a related role, preferably within an engineering, manufacturing, or product-development environment.
- Experience supporting or managing cross-functional projects involving engineering and other business functions.
- Strong organizational and project-planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on project deliverables.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to understand technical project issues and translate their impact into schedules, actions, risks, and priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related technical field.
- Ability to work onsite at the Ashland, Massachusetts office a minimum of four days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) or product-development projects.
- Experience supporting hardware, software, or integrated product-development activities.
- Familiarity with engineering requirements, design reviews, project scheduling, testing, validation, and product introduction.
- Exposure to electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, or physical-science disciplines.
- Experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, regulated, or engineered-product environment.
- Experience using project-management tools to develop schedules and track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status required.
Skills Required
- 2-3 years of experience in project management, engineering project coordination, or a related role
- Experience supporting or managing cross-functional projects involving engineering and other business functions
- Strong organizational and project-planning skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to understand technical project issues and translate impacts into schedules, actions, risks, and priorities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related technical field
- Ability to work onsite in Ashland, Massachusetts at least four days per week
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status
- Experience with New Product Introduction or product-development projects
- Experience supporting hardware, software, or integrated product-development activities
- Familiarity with engineering requirements, design reviews, project scheduling, testing, validation, and product introduction
- Exposure to electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, or physical-science disciplines
- Experience in an industrial, manufacturing, regulated, or engineered-product environment
- Experience using project-management tools to develop schedules and track milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
- Self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
What We Do
KiddeFenwal is a global fire-safety company uniting the Kidde Fire Systems, Kidde Fire Protection, and Fenwal Controls brands. It designs and manufactures integrated fire detection, suppression, alarm, and control systems, alongside gas-ignition, temperature-control, and fire/overheat-detection products. These solutions serve commercial, industrial, marine, residential, vehicle, and other critical applications, helping protect people, property, infrastructure, and operations worldwide, including in energy and data-center environments.
