Mechanical / New Product Development

NPD Engineer — consumer product

Sit with the client and at the tool room, close DFM queries, run the trials, and keep a product programme moving.

Experience: 3–6 years
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Engagement: Fixed-term, six months, reviewed at three. Extends with the programme.

With extended periods at client and tool-maker sites, including Karnataka.

You will spend most of your time at the client's site and in the tool room. When a DFM question comes up, you are the person who gets it answered and written down, instead of waiting for the next review call.

We work to milestones, so a programme only moves when a gate is signed off. Getting those gates closed is most of the job.

What you will own

Representing us on site at the client and at the tool maker
Closing DFM queries in writing: wall section, draft, gate, ejection, tolerance
Running T0 and T1 trials, checking parts against the drawing and the master assembly
Chasing samples and approvals so the gates close on time
Bringing what you find back to the design office so the drawings stay accurate

What we need

Three to six years in new product development for consumer or appliance hardware
You can read a mould drawing and hold your own in a discussion about it
You have been in a tool room for a first-shot trial and know what to check
You are comfortable being the only person from your company in the room
You write a clear defect report that a vendor can act on

What helps

Injection-moulded cosmetic parts
BIS or electrical safety submissions
Reading mould-flow results
Kannada or Marathi

Being straight with you

There is a fair amount of travel, and you will often be the only person from our side in the room. That suits some people and not others. If you prefer to work on the drawings themselves, look at the Tooling and DFM role instead.

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