RLC NPD Engineering Lead

Overview

Lead the design, customization, localization and development of residential and light commercial AC products and sub-assemblies from concept to launch, optimizing product performance and efficiency while ensuring regulatory compliance.

What you'll do

• Develop the product/solution roadmap for the category in association with business, marketing and management.
• Bring innovation into products and offerings and drive it along with the team.
• Identify opportunities to fill product/offering gaps, perform business case evaluation, involve the right stakeholders, secure approvals on resources and execution plan, and ensure implementation.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the product category.
• Develop a detailed master plan for resources to strengthen R&D plans and execution strategy.
• Interface with key leaders across functions and regions to ensure execution of R&D plans.
• Ensure learning and development of key R&D resources for progressive competence.
• Stay on top of emerging technology trends, standards and regulations and their impact on the appliance industry.
• Support the team in identifying feasible solutions to product challenges, such as refrigeration system design and development, structural and controls.
• Align qualification and reliability plans with fellows, relevant experts and regulations, and ensure compliance.
• Drive cadence for all programs and support the team on risk identification and mitigation.
• Ensure robustness of products using key tools such as QFD, FMEA, process capability, DOE, RRCA and DFSS.
• Identify relevant product trends and initiate actions for product innovation.
• Engage with cross-functional heads of department to resolve project execution challenges faced by the team.
• Provide vision to the team and ensure adherence to design data management, documentation, confidentiality of design information, and advance planning for CAD resources.
• Work closely with stakeholders to achieve cost productivity goals and adhere to project time schedules.
• Support parts development through a strong understanding of manufacturing and supplier processes and tooling knowledge.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) preferred.
• Residential and light commercial products design and development experience.
• Strong new product design and development (HVAC) competence.
• Experience in HVAC performance, qualification and reliability testing.
• Experience driving NPD projects with CFT in an agile way.
• Strong leadership with strong interpersonal skills.
• Business judgement and strategic thinking.
• Good communication skills.
• Team management.
• Understanding of the entire new product development process.
• Strong English communication skills, oral and written.
• Ability to adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts and products.
• Passion for building high-quality designs and implementing them in factories.
• Self-starter who can work on own initiative, balance demand load and prioritize.

Nice to have

• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and tooling.
• Knowledge of HVAC product codes and standards and expertise in compliance process.
• Innovation and creativity in design.
• Heat exchanger design optimization.
• Should cost analysis (good understanding of manufacturing processes).

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India.
• Full-time employment.