Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Orbital Welding (Stainless Steel)

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.

Join our growing Data Solutions business as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager and lead sophisticated stainless steel orbital tube welding and fabrication for our liquid cooling solutions product line. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll drive manufacturing process optimization, automation initiatives, and team development to deliver innovative solutions for global customers.

** This role will work onsite, 5 days/week, in Anoka, MN. **

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Lead and Develop Talent: Build and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians, encouraging collaboration, technical excellence, and adaptability.

• Own Stainless Tube Fabrication: Provide hands-on guidance for orbital welding processes, fixture design, and sanitary tube fabrication, including welding fittings and ports for liquid cooling products.

• Drive Process Innovation: Implement standard methodologies for orbital welding, tube cleaning, passivation, and electropolishing. Champion continuous improvement using tools like RCCM, Gage Repeatability & Reliability (Gage R\&R), and Process Capability Index (Cpk) studies.

• Strategic Project Leadership: Lead complex engineering projects with significant financial impact, including capital expenditure planning and execution.

• Automation & Efficiency: Lead factory automation initiatives and ensure smooth integration of new processes into production.

• Safety & Quality: Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with quality standards throughout development and production.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor's (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Metallurgical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.

• Progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, including deep knowledge of manufacturing processes (e.g., welding, forming, testing) and new product introduction processes (e.g., FMEA, Lean). 10+ years is ideal.

• Hands-on experience with orbital welding and stainless-steel tube fabrication.

• Previous people management experience, including an ability to lead technical teams and projects in multi-functional environments.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, develop teams, and achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

• Knowledge of tube cleaning, passivation, electropolish, and/or laser welding is a nice-to-have.

• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credentials or willingness to acquire certification a plus.

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 such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and 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.