Design Quality Lead

Whirlpool India; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Whirlpool India Limited is seeking an experienced Design Quality Leader for refrigerators in Pune. You will own end-to-end quality programs from concept to implementation, drive design changes, and ensure cost targets while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires 7–9 years in refrigeration design, strong engineering knowledge, and proficiency with CAD tools and PLM systems. A results-driven, collaborative mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate / Post graduate in Mechanical or Thermal discipline.
• 7–9 years of Refrigeration design experience (Mechanical/Thermodynamics).
• Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals and physics.
• Experience with CAD tools and PLM systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design quality programs for refrigerator top/mottom/multi-door variants.
• Develop and implement product design changes to improve quality.
• Drive projects using cross-functional teams and stage gates.
• Create test plans to validate design changes and cost targets.
• Analyze BOM/SIR data to assess feasibility and drive improvements.

Skills

Engineering basics

General Physics

Quality mindset

Problem solving

Customer orientation

Communication skills

Team player

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Graduate / Post graduate in Mechanical/ Thermal

Tools

Creo CAD

Windchill PLM

Job description

About Whirlpool India

Whirlpool of India Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, is a leading home appliances company dedicated to enhancing life at home and inspiring generations through its trusted brands. The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Faridabad, Pune & Puducherry, each reflecting Whirlpool’s commitment to providing best-in-class consumer solutions. Further driving innovation, the company has a Technology & Engineering Center, where India's world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Whirlpool of India reported approximately INR 8110 Cr in annual revenue and employed 2193 people. More information is available at www.india.whirlpool.in

The Team You Will Be a Part Of

The Engineering team discovers, develops and evaluates new product ideas, enhancements, or strategic product extensions, and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products. Leads, plans and tracks all phases of the product life cycle, from inception to introduction into the marketplace. Coordinates with various functions to ensure successful product development and implementation.

Key Stakeholders

This role in summary

• Plant Cross functional Teams
• V&V & Reliability teams

Purpose

• End-to-End Leader for the design quality projects for refrigerator right from the idea to the implementation
• Tracking the quality matrix, make a yearly plan
• Responsible for the long term quality planning
• Collaboration with various functions to design & execute projects.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead the Top Mount, Bottom mount and Single door Ref Design quality program
• Having good knowledge of Refrigerator system
• Generate and implement product design changes aimed at improving quality
• Drive projects using product development process as the need through cross-functional team(s)
• Ensure comprehensive scoping of projects/ ideas, planning to enable execution of agreed plans and achieve cost targets.
• Create product/ subsystem specific test plans as per requirement to get the design changes approved.
• Generate ideas using various tools like teardowns to continuously build LOS for future projects.
• Analyse SIR and BOM data to calculate the feasibility of ideas/projects
• Application of Technical tools: Problem solving tools like A3, 8D, Cp, CpK, FMEA etc.
• Six Sigma tools and its applications, Trained / Certified Yellow/ Green/ Black Belt (Optional)
• Good Knowledge in CAD tools ( Creo 2.0 or 4.0), PLM Software- Windchill
• Design for Variation (GD&T and Tolerance Stack up Analysis)

Minimum Requirements

Education: Graduate / Post graduate in Mechanical/ Thermal

Experience: 7-9 yrs relevant experience in Refrigeration (Mechanical /Thermodynamics Design)

Technical Skills

Preferred skills and experiences

• Strong knowledge on Engineering subjects and General Physics.
• Quality mindset, Problem solving tools
• Strong consumer orientation
• Customer Centricity
• Strong communication and presentation skills

Soft Skills

Behavioural Aspect

• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Team player
• Good energy level with positive attitude

What We Offer

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