Senior Engineer – Tooling & Polymer Technology

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Job Description:

Job Description: Senior Engineer – Tooling & Polymer Technology

Location: Bengaluru, India (R&D Centre)
Position Type: Full-time

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to handle the design, tooling development, and track production of high-volume hard good consumer products. You will oversee the complete lifecycle of molded components from polymer selection to production rollout at manufacturing site, while managing cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Design: Lead the design and development of hard good consumer products tailored for the mass market.
• Tool Engineering: Review, design, and optimize 3D mold layouts for multi-cavity injection tooling.
• Material Selection: Select engineering polymers and elastomers optimized for mechanical wear and flexibility.
• Lab Validation: Conduct laboratory evaluations, generate performance reports, and build complete technical data packages including standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• DFM Engineering: Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews to reduce cycle times and eliminate structural defects.
• IP Management: Experience navigating patent landscapes and drafting technical documentation for freedom-to-operate evaluations
• Supplier Coordination: Manage tooling vendors directly to ensure tool construction matches technical specifications.
• Quality & Support: Handle customer complaints by conducting root-cause analysis on failed plastics and implementing design fixes.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Coordinate seamlessly with internal teams (R&D, Sourcing, Quality, Life Cycle Management, Vendor Development) and external suppliers.
• Commercial Enablement: Create technical sales pitch documents, conduct product training, and develop physical demo tools for field teams.

Required Experience & Skills

• Experience Duration: 3 to 8 years of industrial experience in tooling, polymer technology, and product engineering.
• Industry Focus: Proven experience engineering consumer goods, with specific preference for mechanical cleaning tools.
• Molding Expertise: Mastery of injection molding, overmolding, DFM reviews, and Moldflow simulation analysis.
• CAD Software: Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks, Creo, or Siemens NX for surface modeling and mold assembly.
• Polymer Science: Practical knowledge of commodity and engineering plastics (e.g., PP, ABS, POM, TPE, Nylon).

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong clarity of thought.
• Linguistic Skills: Full professional fluency in English and Hindi, along with proficiency in the local regional language
• Core Aptitude: Deep subject matter knowledge combined with sharp analytical and logical reasoning abilities.
• Professional Mindset: A structured, scientific work approach driven by data and methodical execution.
• Team Dynamics: A collaborative team player possessing a highly proactive, "can-do" attitude.

Qualifications & Logistics

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Technology (e.g., CIPET), or equivalent.
• Work Setup: Full-time, On-Site role based at our facility in Bengaluru.
• Travel: Flexibility to travel to vendor sites for mold trials, tool debugging, and supplier audits.