Product Developer / Product Development Specialist

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Surface Solutions India Private Limited seeks a Product Developer to own regional technical product development for automotive interior trims in Pune. You will drive customer-driven solutions, lead development projects up to SOP, and coordinate with sales, design, and production teams across borders.

The role requires a Master's in Chemistry and hands-on experience in polymer formulation, with strong project management and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry or equivalent technical field.
• Experience in polymer production or textile chemistry preferred.
• Automotive interior trim product development experience is a plus.
• Strong project management and collaboration in matrix organizations.
• Excellent language and intercultural communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop products according to market and customer demands.
• Lead technical development projects to meet quality, time, and cost targets.
• Provide technical consultations to customers in coordination with sales and design.
• Coordinate with suppliers in line with purchasing.
• Supervise lab trials and production trials for new formulations.
• Collaborate with global product development teams, especially Germany, USA, and China.
• Work with adjacent departments including design, quality, production, and sales.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in Chemistry

Job description

• Full-time
• Legal Entity: CONTINENTAL SURFACE SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (2003)
• Working Time: Full Time

Job Description

As Product Developer / Product Development Specialist in our Automotive Segment, you will be the regional technical product owner for your assigned customers. The position is located in our plant in Pune, and will contribute decisively to our growth plan in India. This role encompasses the technical consulting of our OEM and TIER customers, the development of new products as customer driven solutions, and the lead of development projects until SOP of the car models.

In particular, you will be responsible for and contribute to:

• Product development according to market and customer demands.
• Lead and succesfull completion of technical development projects with regards to quality, time and cost.
• Consultation of customers on product solutions, in alignment with your partners in the sales and in the design department.
• Selection and development of raw material suppliers, in alignment with the purchasing department.
• Execution of lab trials with the target to create new and improved formulations and products.
• Initiation and supervision of production trials and customer processing investigations.
• Narrow alignment with the product development team in Germany, Hanover.
• Narrow cooperation with adjacent departments, especially development, design, PPI, production, SCM, quality, test laboratories, purchasing, sales, customer technical service.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry or equivalent technical field like polymer science or process engineering.
• Preferably 3 years of professional experience in the field of chemistry, polymer production, polymer formulation, or textile industry. Experience in the chemistry of PVC and its applications would be of big advantage.
• Application-oriented experience in the development of automotive interior trim products, ideally PVC or PUR based.
• Proven project management experience in major projects
• High level of interpersonal skills (communication, integrity etc.) and resiliance, as is needed for the leading of project teams in a matrix organisation
• Excellent language and intercultural skills for the vivid exchange in a global company with development contacts in Germany, North America and China.
• Excellent communication skills, open-minded approach, and analytical mindset with a collaborative team orientation.
• Experience in customer relation management with focus on technical consulting, acquisition success, and launch-project execution.