Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

nVent's Data Center Solutions category is helping shape the future of AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. We are seeking a Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering to lead a multi-layer engineering organization supporting our growing liquid cooling portfolio, including coolant distribution units (CDUs) and manifolds.

This role develops engineering leaders, guides manufacturing strategy, and ensures the organization is positioned to support continued growth and operational excellence. Working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, and NPI teams, you will help shape how manufacturing engineering supports nVent's next phase of growth.

** You will work onsite, 5 days/week, in Anoka, MN. Relocation assistance may be available. **

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Manufacturing Engineering Managers, strengthening leadership capability and engineering effectiveness across multiple product areas.
• Establish priorities and deploy engineering resources to support business needs, production demands, and growth initiatives.
• Define and advance manufacturing operations strategy, aligning engineering efforts with operational objectives, capital investments, and long-term business priorities.
• Partner with New Product Introduction (NPI), Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure manufacturing readiness and smooth transitions into production.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, first-pass yield, productivity, and equipment performance through engineering-led initiatives, standardization, and process enhancements.
• Partner with operations leaders to strengthen manufacturing capability through automation, equipment investments, and process improvements.
• Establish engineering standards and operating processes that improve consistency, accountability, and project execution across teams.
• Evaluate organizational structure and resource needs to ensure the manufacturing engineering organization remains aligned with business demands.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Ideally 10+ years of manufacturing, industrial, operations, or related engineering experience, including 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Ability to lead multi-level organizations, including managers and other people leaders, and achieve business objectives through empowered teams.
• Experience leading engineering teams within a complex manufacturing environment supporting growth, product launches, automation initiatives, capital projects, or operational expansion.
• Experience working across multiple functional areas to improve manufacturing performance, production readiness, and operational scalability.
• Ability to balance short-term operational needs with long-term organizational and manufacturing strategy.
• Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, heavy manufacturing, capital equipment, automotive, or similarly dynamic manufacturing environments is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed. 

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency
 
nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.
 
Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being.  We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.