Manager Product Development Engineer
Core
Managing a team of 5-6 engineers to establish Mattel's engineering footprint in India, optimizing toy designs for manufacturability, and ensuring product quality and cost efficiency.
Role type
Senior Product Development Engineering Manager
Builds
Physical toy products and consumer goods for global retail and e-commerce
Domain
Consumer Products / Toy Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
Team management and mentoring, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Injection Molding and Plastics knowledge, DFMEA and Root Cause Analysis, Cost optimization, Cross-functional collaboration, Manufacturing vendor management, Schedule adherence
Preferred skills
Experience with tooling vendors, Kaizen methodologies, Executive presentation skills, Regional travel
Technologies
PLM software, Excel, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
Manage and train a team of 5-6 employees, Optimize toy designs for India manufacturing, Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce product costs, Ensure adherence to product quality and safety regulations, Establish internship programs with local universities, Attend on-site meetings in Asia and evening meetings with North America
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management