Engineering Manager at Watts Water Technologies

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Oct, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Jul, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Design, Localization, Sustaining Engineering, Six Sigma, Project Management, Mechanical Engineering, Design for Manufacturability, Design to Cost, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Intellectual Property Strategy, Concurrent Engineering

Industry

Wholesale Building Materials

Description

Job Description Summary: Engineering Manager This position is expected to successfully lead a team to drive regional and local goals on product design, localization, and sustaining engineering. This position is based in Ningbo China and reports to China Operations Director. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: Leads Ningbo engineering team to closely work with marketing, sales, production, quality, and sourcing teams for new product development from design, validation to mass production. Takes lead on design and its optimization of product with short time-to-market at competitive cost. Ensures design quality by complying the procedures in all design and development activities and using critical six-sigma tools like VOC, DOE, DFX, with sharp mind-set of six-sigma design or concurrent engineering. Coaches the team in efficient and effective way/methodology and motivates the team to achieve high performance. Supports the organization’s intellectual property strategy by documenting data and independent, unique, and patentable ideas that result from experimentations and concept generation activities. Ensures quality in a product’s design for usability, reliability, functionality, marketability, and manufacturability. Leads the team to integrate products and optimize product categories; Keeps abreast of latest product developments with the organizational product development trend, and translating those developments into new and viable options for the organization and customers etc. Applies Design to Cost and Design for Manufacturability methods to achieve project objectives. Ensures proper design and development documentation. EDUCATION: Bachelor or above, majored in mechanical engineering, or HVAC, Master degree preferred MANAGEMENT: Whole engineering team, around 10+ ppl QUALIFICATIONS: 10+ years working experience and strong background on design and development of mechanical products (intelligence control products experience is a strong plus, at least similar project management experience) 5+ years of leading a team of engineers and manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders Good oral and written English (working language is English with major stakeholders overseas) Strong communication and project management skills; Capability of building a strong team, organizational change and talent development; Capability of solving problems which are complex and require extensive investigation and analysis; Ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership. Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on: Drainage and Water Reuse HVAC and Hot Water Plumbing and Flow Control Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected. We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation. Learn more about the Watts way, here. Specialties Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas Headquarters Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China Company Size About 5,000 employees Website http://www.watts.com/ http://www.wattsindustries.com/ http://www.wattsasia.com/ Industry Machinery Founded 1874

Responsibilities

Lead the Ningbo engineering team in the design, validation, and mass production of mechanical products. Drive regional goals for product optimization, quality assurance, and integration across various product categories.