About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior NPD & Production Engineer with strong expertise in plastic product development and injection molding.
The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background along with a creative and analytical mindset, with the ability to challenge existing product concepts, suggest design improvements, and develop current and complex plastic products.
This will primarily be a technical project leadership and coordination role rather than a shop-floor position.
The person will lead multiple product development projects and coordinate closely with production engineers, quality teams, tooling teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Lead New Product Development (NPD) projects for complex plastic and injection-molded products from concept through development and production.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, cost targets, and customer requirements.
Review existing and recent products and suggest improvements in design, functionality, material selection,
manufacturability, and cost.
Coordinate with production engineers and manufacturing teams for product trials, process development, production readiness, and issue resolution.
Apply strong technical knowledge of injection molding, molds, tooling, plastic materials, molding processes, and manufacturing feasibility.
Review and interpret 2D drawings, 3D models, engineering specifications, tolerances, and technical documentation.
Analyze a product to understand its application, functionality, manufacturing process, technical feasibility, and potential improvement areas.
Coordinate mold development, trials, modifications, validation, and final production approval.
Support production planning, including materials, tooling, resources, capacity, timelines, and production requirements.
Identify and resolve technical challenges related to molding, dimensional accuracy, fitment, assembly, functionality, and overall
📌 Senior NPD (India)
🏢 UpTye
📍 India