**Overview:** Prysmian is seeking a people-oriented and change management champion to support our Industrial & Construction Products business. In your new role you will be reporting directly to the Product Development Director and will be integral to the continued success as well as the future growth of with our customers. Your role will interact with the business and customers in order to understand and solve their unique requirements for their business segments. You will be responsible for start-to-finish product development, requirement gathering, product improvement, support new product introduction into segments of the business and be responsible for environmental reporting activities. **Principal Duties & Responsibilities:** + Responsible for new-product development projects to ensure they meet objectives and bottom line profitability. + Plan, design, and conduct research projects according to established scientific methods, principles, and theories in order to solve problems, improve or generate new products, components, equipment, and processes. + Work with product management to determine overall product offering deficiencies, redundancies and new opportunities. + Be responsible for environmental reporting activities such as REACH, RoHS, Prop65 and product sustainability. + Contribute to material cost reduction programs through new process/material introductions. + Guides the development and application of new products, working closely with manufacturing and the product team. + Work with manufacturing on plant processing issues related to material or product design. + Make customer visits to support sales initiatives, product launches, and determines potential product development opportunities to improve overall business performance. + Provide technical support to sales, marketing, manufacturing and customers. + Coordinate engineering activities with manufacturing to ensure product trials are scheduled and concluded. + Provide technical expertise at industry functions and standards organizations such as UL and CSA and is able to present and lead at these events. + Act as internal liaison between manufacturing and the product teams to identify customer requirements, emerging trends and changing marketplace directions. + Drive product team and manufacturing technical updates to field sales in order to garner new sales opportunities within customer base. + Ensure that training for insides sales, field sales, agents, product team and customers on technical aspects of new products and capabilities/applications is performed. + Travel required 10%. **Key Characteristics:** + Communication - Ability to clearly communicate technical information to various audiences from non-technical to expert. + Business Knowledge-Understanding of cost/benefit analysis including volume requirements for profitability of product designs + High attention to detail + Ability to work with cross-functional groups + Ability to work and collaborate amongst peers and team members with transparency + Aggressive, energetic, quick learner + Strong project management skills, follow-through, results driven + Strong analytical skills, especially in engineering. + PC and systems skills **Qualifications:** + BS degree in Engineering or equivalent Engineering Degree minimum. + Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience working in manufacturing and product development/design engineering. + Wire and Cable experience preferred. + Knowledge of six sigma problem solving fundamentals. **Prysmian is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service and veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.** _Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are._ _All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business._ _Visit our DE&I Page (https://www.prysmian.com/en/people-and-careers/why-prysmian/diversity-equity-and-inclusion)_ _to learn more about Prysmian’s commitments._ Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at talent.mobility@prysmiangroup.com . https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider **leading the energy transition and digital transformation** . By leveraging its wide geographical footprint and extensive product range, its track record of **technological leadership and innovation** , and a **strong customer base** , the company is well-placed to capitalise on its **leading positions** and win in new, growing markets. Prysmian’s business strategy perfectly matches key market drivers by developing **resilient** , **high-performing** , **sustainable** and **innovative** cable solutions in the segments of **Transmission, Power Grid, Electrification and Digital Solutions** . Prysmian is a public company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, with almost 150 years of experience, about 30,000 employees, 108 plants and 26 R&D centres in over 50 countries, and sales of over €15 billion in 2023.