Manager Product Development Engineer

jobr.pro; Belagavi District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mattel is seeking a Product Development Engineering Manager in India to own end-to-end product development, mentor a team of engineers, and drive the India engineering footprint. The role requires coordinating with Asia and North America teams to meet schedules, optimize designs for manufacturing, and reduce costs while maintaining quality and safety.

The candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration with design, marketing, and manufacturing, and travel overseas as needed to align with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience in product engineering or toy/manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, proactive and critical thinking mindset.
• Ability to interact with diverse teams (Design, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance).
• Proficiency with Product Scheduling and Product Lifecycle Management software; Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of plastics and injection molding and related assembly processes.
• Experience with DFMEA and root cause analysis workflows.
• Willingness for overseas and regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train a team of 5–6 employees with daily guidance and performance feedback.
• Drive the establishment of Mattel Engineering footprint in India and foster regional growth.
• Ensure deadlines are met by coordinating with India-based vendors and global teams.
• Review designs for manufacturability and optimize for India manufacturing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to refine product costs and implement cost-reduction initiatives.
• Oversee quality, safety, and corrective actions across product lifecycle.

Skills

Team leadership

Project scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing processes

DFMEA & root cause analysis

Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity:

The role of the Product Development Engineering Manager is built upon demonstrating a high level of business/role acumen and assuming responsibility for end-to-end ownership of their roles while serving our customers. This is a high growth, high visibility role with the opportunity to have frequent communication with senior management.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Managing and Training employees (30%)
  • Managing a team of five to six employees, providing day-to-day guidance, support, and performance feedback
  • Acting as the team’s Mentor, driving adoption of digital tools and best practices across the group
  • Supporting employee development through onboarding, training, and regular coaching conversations
• Establishing Mattel Engineering Footprint in India (25%)
  • Drive a positive culture within the Mattel India engineering team
  • Actively work on establishing and improving the engagement of the India based team
  • Establish an internship program through local universities to foster regional awareness and growth within the department
• Ensuring scheduled deadlines are met (15%)
  • Working with India based Manufacturing Vendors to maintain back-end schedule commitments and on time production starts
  • Attending on-site meetings in Asia as needed(CR, Debug, Value Engineering, etc)
  • Evening meetings with North America, often multiple times per week as needed to align with management and global brand team
• Optimizing toy designs for manufacturing (10%)
  • Reviewing upfront toy designs for manufacturability and working with the tooling vendor or engineering teams to optimize for India Manufacturing
  • Making modifications to existing multi-year items to increase consumer experience, improve star ratings, and/or reduce cost
• Optimizing product cost (5%)
  • Collaborating with our cross-functional teams and refining costs
  • Working with Asia and North America counterparts, in live VC’s, to brainstorm multiple cost scenarios and reductions
  • Participating in shop floor Kaizen’s to cost reduce items
• Ensuring adherence to product quality and safety regulations (5%)
  • Working with local manufacturing teams to ensure ongoing product quality is maintained throughout the product lifecycle
  • Routinely checking in with manufacturing vendors to ensure reliable and repeatable product assembly meeting Mattel ongoing quality expectations.
  • Overseeing the implementation and execution of corrective actions to existing product

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• (10+) years of work experience, with (5+) years relevant experience working in Product Engineering, Product Development, Toy Manufacturing or related field in consumer products
• Strong analytical, proactive and critical thinking mindset
• Ability to positively interact and connect with a diverse group of individuals (e.g. Design, Marketing, Engineering, Model Makers, Manufacturing, Finance, Planning, etc.)
• Proficiency in Product Scheduling and Product Lifecycle Management software along with Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong Plastics and Injection Molding knowledge and relevant assembly and manufacturing processes (i.e. Solvent Bonding, Sonic Welding, Mechanical Fastening, etc.)
• Knowledge and familiarity with DFMEA and Root Cause Analysis workflows
• Strong ability to direct team members on key tasks to ensure program level schedule adherence and prioritization
• Stronger interpersonal skills to keep diverse team engaged
• Superior organization and multi-tasking skills
• Comfortable and confident presenting to executives
• Ability to provide critical, honest feedback to direct reports
• Effective listening, influencing and problem-solving capabilities
• Overseas & Regional travel required

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment.