Key Responsibilities

1. Product Development & Engineering
- Lead current product development (NPD) for filters, faucets, softeners, cartridges, and related plumbing/water-care accessories, from concept, feasibility, and design through prototyping, validation, and production launch.
- Own product design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA), ensuring products can be produced reliably at scale and at target cost.
- Work closely with industrial design, R&D;, and quality teams to convert product requirements/PRDs into detailed engineering drawings, BOMs, and process specifications.
- Manage the product development lifecycle using structured stage-gate processes, tracking timelines, milestones, and deliverables.

2. Plastic Molds & Injection Molding
- Design, develop, and validate plastic components and injection molding tools (single-cavity, multi-cavity, family molds) for housings, cartridges, fittings, and other plastic parts.
- Coordinate mold trials, T0/T1/T2 sign-offs, and resolve issues related to shrinkage, warpage, flash, sink marks, and dimensional stability.




- Evaluate and select appropriate engineering plastics/polymers (ABS, PP, POM, PC, etc.) based on mechanical, chemical, and food/water-contact-safety requirements.

3. Metal Machined Parts & Fabrication
- Develop and source precision metal machined components (brass, stainless steel, aluminum) used in faucets, valves, cartridges, and fittings.
- Define machining processes (CNC turning, milling, casting, forging as applicable), tolerances, and inspection criteria.
- Troubleshoot machining-related quality issues and drive process improvements with fabrication vendors.

4. Painting, Plating & Surface Finishing
- Manage and improve surface finishing processes including painting, electroplating (chrome, nickel, etc.), PVD coating, and powder coating, ensuring finish quality, corrosion resistance, and adherence to relevant standards (e.g., salt-spray/CASS testing).
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📌 New Product Development Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 WaterScience
📍 Bengaluru