Senior R&D Engineer

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.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Lead end to end execution of mechanical product development, including feasibility studies, prototype builds, customer informed iterations, validation testing, agency certification, and commercialization
• Drive design‑for‑manufacturability and pilot‑build activities to ensure scalable, cost‑effective, and production‑ready mechanical designs.
• Develop complete and accurate material, component, and product specifications, ensuring alignment with quality standards and supporting the creation of robust quality assurance procedures.
• Plan, complete, and refine engineering tasks by translating product targets into technical requirements, defining clear achievements, and maintaining a prioritized engineering backlog that supports NPI timelines.
• Validate mechanical designs through rigorous testing, iterative prototyping, performance evaluations and coordination of third-party compliance.
• Partner with multi-functional teams including operations, quality, sourcing, product management and sales to support launch readiness
• Maintain full accountability for engineering work within the gated NPI process, ensuring readiness for each phase and driving on time progression through the development cycle.
• Provide technical leadership in design reviews, FMEAs, and structured risk mitigation efforts, ensuring robust engineering decisions and early identification of technical risk
• Act as a technical voice in the field—engaging directly with end‑users to understand installation, performance, and usability issues, and returning well‑defined, feasibility‑grounded project ideas that strengthen the NPI funnel and guide future product direction

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 5 Years of related experience
• Advanced English
• Availability to travel up to 20-30% of time
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Proficient in SolidWorks assemblies, modeling, drawings, and PDM/PLM systems
• Strong understanding of metals, polymers, and composite materials, with hands‑on experience in stamping, machining, and injection molding.

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

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.