ITT is an industrial manufacturer of critical, engineered components that serve fast-growing end markets in transportation, flow, energy, aerospace and defense. The company’s differentiation is sustained through a combination of several factors: execution, the quality of its leadership and our DNA as an engineering leader. We have a clear purpose as an organization: to provide our customers with cutting-edge solutions to help solve their most critical needs.

 The company generated 2023 revenues of $3.3 billion and is comprised of three distinct segments: 

• Motion Technologies ($1.5B revenue) is a global leader in brake pads, shock absorbers and sealing solutions for the automotive and rail markets
• Industrial Process ($1.1B revenue) is a global leader in centrifugal and twin-screw pumps for the chemical, energy, mining and industrial markets
• Connect & Control Technologies ($0.7B) is a niche player in harsh environment connectors and control components in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.

 ITT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with over 10,000 employees in more than 35 countries and sales in approximately 125 countries.

This role is responsible for leading new product introduction efforts from a manufacturing viewpoint for all new development connector and cable assembly design projects generated by the Irvine New Product Development (NPD) and Sustaining Product Engineering teams.  The position involves collaborating with product design engineers from the point of conceptual design through design release to ensure design for manufacturability is optimized and manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment are identified, documented, and validated prior to handoff to the production factories. This position is a working position with hands-on product and process development required.

• Provide design for manufacturability (DFM) critique and recommendations at all stages of the new product design cycle.
• Represent the production organization in all new product design reviews from concept to release and partner with responsible engineers to evaluate designs for cost, producibility, inspectability, accuracy, and conformance to requirements.
• Generally responsible for the introduction of new processes and equipment from concept to implementation to support new product development. This would typically include manufacturing process development, process documentation, operator training and certification requirements, and identifying tooling and equipment needs.
• Participate with NPD and production operators for new product development builds in prototype and pilot production settings, including training of operators and coordination with design engineers and production leadership.
• Work closely with factory Manufacturing Engineers and production planners and production management to ensure new product introductions are transitioned successfully without issues into the production environment.
• Design, lead and execute new equipment and process validations.
• Oversee the complete manufacturing validation for new products developed that need to be introduced to the North American Connector factories - drive supply chain readiness and handover from launch planning to production planning; organize and oversee factory transition to production Manufacturing Engineers.
• Work closely with Procurement to select and qualify NPD vendors. Work with NPD vendors to communicate producibility and DFM feedback to design engineering teams.
• Provide technical support for new equipment evaluation, assist with the installation, startup, training, and product launch phases.
• Research, study, propose, and implement innovative equipment and new technologies to enhance manufacturing processes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Safety is a core value at ITT.  Our employees understand and follow all ITT safety policies and procedures, participate in the workplace inspections, safety training and in the development of job safety analyses.
• This position requires visibility to export controlled documents and information.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience in an Electro-Mechanical production environment, preferably in connectors.
• Expert level knowledge in the processes required to manufacture electrical connectors and complex cable assemblies.
• CREO Parametric 3D Modeling/Documentation experience
• Excellent knowledge of design for manufacture, process design and validation, and assembly methods.
• Extensive expertise in transitioning new product designs into manufacturing.
• 5+ years of experience developing and implementing new equipment, processes, and procedures.
• Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly self-motivated and a willingness to make a difference.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with different departments.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent collaboration skills, ability to work well in a team setting.
• Understand urgency and date accountability and ability to take input and prioritize work as appropriate.
• Excellent time and bandwidth management skills.
• Ability to multitask while maintaining progress.
• Self-Motivated: Capable of working independently and meeting deadlines
• Working knowledge of MS Office products such as Excel, Word etc...
• The ability to travel periodically (up to 10%)

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Annual salary range is from $164,900.00 to $263,500.00, plus benefits & incentive plan.