Senior Product Development Engineer

Major Responsibilities

· Independently execute conceptual and feasibility studies, engineering calculations, value engineering and design optimization for new products, variants, customer requirements and product-care assignments.

· Translate functional requirements into technical specifications, develop alternative concepts, assess technical risks and recommend solutions based on engineering evidence.

· Prepare, review and verify 3D models, design calculations, drawings, specifications, BOM/parts-list inputs and technical documentation; supervise completeness and correctness before release.

· Independently handle projects or orders and coordinate with manufacturing plants, Product Management, Sales, Purchase, Quality, Service and global counterparts to resolve technical matters.

· Process offer-permit requests, quality notifications, design changes, approval and validation activities, and ensure release or modification of engineering outputs within the committed schedule.

• ·       Ensure compliance with applicable standards, codes and regulatory requirements; prepare conformity, certification and audit documentation relevant to the assigned product.

· Plan and monitor scope, schedule, effort/budget, quality records and project results; support multiple project teams and escalate risks or deviations with proposed countermeasures.

· Guide Assistant Design Engineers, CAD Engineers and Product Development Engineers, review their outputs, share knowledge and support competency development across the team.

• Requirement Profile
• Formal Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. A relevant postgraduate qualification, such as Machine Design, is desirable for applicable assignments.
• Professional Experience
• Typically 6 to 7 years of relevant product-design or product-development experience, with substantial experience in the applicable product field.

Special Skills

• Advanced understanding of valve design, materials, manufacturing processes and foundry practices.
• Capability to lead conceptual studies, calculations, design reviews and optimization for valve products and variants.
• Experience coordinating product development and product care with manufacturing plants/TOP and releasing final designs.
• Knowledge of applicable valve codes, ISO 9001 documentation, IBR, CE marking and associated submission or audit requirements, where applicable.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and engineering documentation; Siemens NX / UG capability is preferred.
• Defined Competencies - PMS Alignment
• Competency
• Expected Behaviour
• Focuses on Business

Understands product, customer, regulatory and manufacturing-plant requirements and makes balanced decisions considering performance, safety, quality, cost, schedule and product lifecycle.

• Taking Initiative and Acting with Drive
• Takes end-to-end ownership of complex assignments, anticipates technical and project risks, develops alternatives and drives decisions and actions to timely closure.
• Acting Professionally
• Works with a high degree of independence, applies engineering and quality-system requirements consistently, maintains traceability and accepts accountability for released outputs.
• Collaborating Competently and with Integrity

Builds effective collaboration with plants, internal customers, global counterparts and cross-functional teams; communicates technical positions, risks and priorities with clarity and integrity.

• Acting as an Expert
• Acts as a senior valve-development expert, combining design, manufacturing/foundry and compliance knowledge to review solutions, resolve complex issues and assure release quality.
• Leading on Results
• Sets priorities, coordinates activities across concurrent assignments and delivers agreed scope, quality, schedule and effort/budget outcomes.
• Leading on Performance
• Establishes review discipline, verifies calculations and drawings, monitors output quality and applies lessons learned and corrective actions to strengthen performance.
• Developing People
• Coaches and trains engineers, delegates and reviews tasks where assigned, shares specialist knowledge and supports development of team capability.