Mechanical Engineer Manager, New Products

Trove Brands is a privately held house of brands, including BlenderBottle®, Owala™, and Whiskware™. Our patented and best-selling products are designed to simplify and improve everyday life with leading-edge innovation, incomparable quality, and aspirational style.

A career at Trove Brands is not about punching the clock. It’s about embracing exciting and fast-paced opportunities that sharpen your skills, drive innovation, and play an integral role in growing our global reach. Your work will not only impact the company, but it will also impact the lives of millions of people worldwide. When you step up to a career at Trove, you step up to cutting-edge excellence. You sign up for bold action and invigorating synergy. You agree to face—and break through—new challenges every single day.

The Engineering Manager New Products leads a team of engineers responsible for developing new products from early design through production launch. This role ensures that every new product is engineered for performance, quality, and manufacturability while staying true to brand intent and design vision.

Working closely with Industrial Design, Project Management, Current Product Engineering, and the Asian Engineering Team, the New Products Engineering Team drives the engineering execution needed to bring Trove Brands’ next-generation products to life.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of New Product Engineers focused on executing new product development programs from concept through production.
• Partner with Industrial Design to translate design intent into manufacturable and cost-effective solutions.
• Demonstrate strong creative and conceptual abilities to originate new product ideas and engineering approaches that expand the brand’s innovation pipeline.
• Oversee all phases of engineering development, including feasibility, detailed design, prototyping, testing, and validation.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to define project scope, resources, and timelines to ensure on-time and on-quality launches.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality to ensure production readiness and smooth handoff to Current Product Engineering.
• Engage directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners to optimize tooling, materials, and assembly processes.
• Promote and apply robust design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) practices throughout development.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and standards.
• Communicate progress, challenges, and solutions effectively across teams and leadership.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, including 3+ years leading engineering teams or projects.
• Proven success bringing consumer products from design through production launch.
• Strong technical foundation in materials, mechanical design, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience collaborating with global suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Preferred:

• Experience in consumer goods, lifestyle, or outdoor product categories.
• Proficiency with CAD tools, SolidWorks preferred.

Our culture is passionate, entrepreneurial, and full of energy. We value innovation through collaboration. And while we work smart and hard, we also connect and celebrate with just as much gusto. We host team-building activities, athletic events, and seasonal celebrations to foster a sense of community and recognize accomplishments. Bottom line? You’ll love it here.

Among the many benefits our team members enjoy are:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care
• Paid Time Off
• 401 (k) package with employer matching
• Full indoor basketball/volleyball court
• Fully equipped fitness center (cardio, weights, functional fitness area, lockers and showers, etc.)
• Yoga studio
• Meditation/Nap room
• And much more!

Trove Brands is an equal opportunity employer.

Unfortunately, phone calls about this position are not accepted.

This position will be in the office.