Due to the rapid expansion of our business, we are looking for a senior and talented mechanical engineering professional with strong design, engineering and project management skills and extensive experience in products for industrial applications to join our team. You will work with a cross-functional and proactive team aiming to identify and develop new product opportunities that drive growth in a market-relevant business.  The role requires hands on design and management of engineering projects for the roll out of new product categories.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full product lifecycle process from planning to decommissioning following established corporate project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Manage innovation pipeline framework to ensure regular innovation team meetings are maintained with clear outcomes, road maps and budgetary approvals to ensure ongoing innovation and launch of core, adjacent and transformational products and categories
• Ensure all company policies and guidelines are clearly followed at all times
• Adhere to all brand related touch points following the established brand look, feel and guidelines
• Directly responsible for product BOM analysis, verification and approval
• Collaborate in the development of new product briefs
• Engagement and management of engineering consultants and other service providers
• Manage with sales and marketing effective go to market planning for new products launches
• Consolidate industry consultant feedback and loop back into the product development process
• Manage development of product instructions and final packaged product sign off
• Ensure all technical, quality and testing requirements are correctly implemented and communicated in the product development process
• Assist with development and roll out of product related training materials
• Manage company commercial and IP legal matters to established format and procedures
• Develop and manage templates and procedures to constantly improve efficiencies and the clarity of ownership, responsibilities and communication
• Oversee QA, QC and product performance testing and 3^rd party testing validation
• Manage all documentation filing and versioning and tracking to best practice procedures
• Maintain a safe working environment for all employees and taking corrective action as required
• Visit suppliers as required
• Provide management reporting as required

Qualifications or experience

• Degree in engineering or a related field
• Highly skilled in design engineering CAD software such as Pro-e with experience setting up and running failure analysis software programs
• Good knowledge in plastics and metals tooling and manufacturing processes
• Good understating of QA and QC procedures and required supporting documentation
• Minimum 3 years with product development experience with experience in performance and usability assessment and testing in the product development process
• Good understating of internationally recognised international standards that apply to technical products
• Strong in document management procedures and versioning and tracking
• Experience in developing product instructions and development of product training materials
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Fluency in English and Mandarin
• Occasional travel is required

Dropsafe is an industry leading innovation driven safety brand with a global presence. We are dedicated to providing safety solutions to the Oil & Gas, maritime and resource sectors. Be part of a cross-functional and proactive team to help build a market-relevant and forward-thinking business that makes a difference.

At Dropsafe, you will work with people as passionate, professional, driven and talented as you are. You’ll be challenged, supported and rewarded. You will be part of a culture that thinks innovatively to stand out and get results.