Product Design Engineer, LVDB

Product & Component Development

• Develop concepts for new products, components, or improvements to existing designs.
• Prepare proposals, mock-ups, and samples for management and customer approvals.
• Prepare project charters and product development plans in coordination with stakeholders.

Design & Engineering Activities

• Conduct manufacturing feasibility studies, considering mold design and die layouts.
• Perform detailed 3D modeling and 2D drawings in SAP ECTR.
• Create BOMs, conduct tolerance stack-up analysis, and ensure conformance of design outputs with inputs.
• Release models and drawings for in-house manufacturing and bought-out items.

Prototype & Trial Management

• Prepare prototypes, functional demo samples, and display boards as per design requirements.
• Conduct prototype assembly, pilot lot production, and field trials (when applicable).
• Support production during pilot assembly trials and preliminary product testing.

Packaging & Documentation

• Develop packaging solutions, product leaflets, and catalogues.
• Prepare and maintain NPD stage-gate deliverables, ensuring documentation is complete and accessible.
• Maintain organized design storage for tested samples, competitor samples, and trial parts.

Product Lifecycle & Change Management

• Manage product lifecycle activities, including updates and change management actions.
• Monitor and document production trials, assembly processes, and feedback for continuous improvement.

Safety & Workplace Organization

• Ensure a safe and healthy work atmosphere, maintaining 6S standards in the design office and storage areas.
• Follow good safety and housekeeping practices while handling design and prototype materials.
• Facilitate inventory checks, material arrangement, and disposal/scrapping of obsolete items.

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.