At Heath, you'll play a key role in driving the development of next-generation products that support the natural gas and utility industry. As our New Product Development Project Manager, you'll lead cross-functional engineering initiatives that combine hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing to deliver innovative solutions that make a difference.
Candidates MUST be local to the Houston, TX area( Near Hobby Airport) for the interview process and work environment.
What You'll DoAs the project leader for New Product Development (NPD), you'll be responsible for guiding projects through every phase of the product lifecycle—from concept and design through testing, manufacturing, and launch.
- Lead multiple New Product Development projects from concept through commercialization.
- Develop and execute project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
- Facilitate design reviews, milestone meetings, and project gate reviews.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
- Monitor project progress, communicate status to leadership, and ensure accountability across project teams.
- Coordinate engineering testing, prototyping, validation, and product launch activities.
- Serve as a technical resource when needed, leveraging your engineering expertise to help solve complex challenges.
- Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
We're looking for an engineering professional who enjoys leading technical teams and bringing innovative products to market.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 3-5 years of engineering design experience.
- 2+ years of project management experience leading technical or engineering projects.
- Experience managing New Product Development (NPD) projects.
- Strong understanding of mechanical and/or electrical product development.
- Experience developing project schedules, managing budgets, and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project or similar project management tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with instrumentation, embedded systems, battery-powered devices, or firmware-driven products.
- Experience leading hardware and software development projects simultaneously.
- PMP Certification or equivalent project management training.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Enjoy turning complex technical ideas into successful products.
- Can balance technical detail with strategic project execution.
- Build strong relationships across engineering and business teams.
- Stay organized while managing multiple priorities.
- Anticipate risks before they become problems.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative product development environment.
For more than 90 years, Heath has been an industry leader in developing innovative technologies that help utilities operate more safely and efficiently. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, and our engineering teams play a direct role in creating products that improve safety, protect infrastructure, and serve customers across North America.
Here you'll have the opportunity to:
- Lead highly visible engineering programs with executive-level exposure.
- Work alongside experienced engineers, product leaders, and manufacturing teams.
- Influence the future of innovative technology products.
- Grow your technical and leadership skills while managing meaningful, impactful projects.
Everything we do is guided by our PROTECT values:
- Protect people, assets, and the public.
- Respect everyone, always.
- Own your work.
- Tell the truth early.
- Execute with discipline.
- Communicate clearly.
- Take pride in quality work.
- Office and manufacturing environment with occasional customer site visits.
- Up to 40% domestic and international travel to support project execution and product development activities.
If you're an engineer who enjoys leading projects, solving technical challenges, and bringing innovative products to market, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of technology at Heath.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- 3-5 years of engineering design experience.
- 2+ years of project management experience leading technical or engineering projects.
- Experience managing New Product Development (NPD) projects.
- Strong understanding of mechanical and/or electrical product development.
- Experience developing project schedules, managing budgets, and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project or similar project management tools.
- Experience with instrumentation, embedded systems, battery-powered devices, or firmware-driven products.
- Experience leading hardware and software development projects simultaneously.
- PMP Certification or equivalent project management training.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
Heath Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as a bright spot, with medical, dental, vision, HSA eligibility, and an EAP called out. Feedback suggests the health plan is considered solid by some.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with company match, providing baseline savings support. This is explicitly listed across employer materials even if the exact match formula is not published.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid Time Off and company-paid holidays are part of the standard package. PTO is even described as a saving grace in some observations despite variability in approval.
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What We Do
Since 1933 Heath has led the industry in the safety of natural gas utilities infrastructure through the innovative and conscientious actions of our employees. Our continued field services growth is due in large part to the addition of new field services, meter and corrosion services to our utility partners outside of our core emissions reduction focus. Heath’s innovative products have led to safer survey practices for both gas utilities and within our own field services division. These breakthroughs in technology are due in large part to the efforts of our engineering and marketing experts who research and develop new products and services through strategic partnerships with well recognized research and development organizations and industry trade associations. Heath is certified as a women’s business enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third-party certifier of the businesses owned and operated by women in the U.S. Heath relies on these values to deliver superior products and service to communities across the globe.
