Project Manager, Engineering

How will you create impact?

• Lead and manage multiple product development projects from concept, design validation, prototyping, tooling, pilot production, and mass production.
• Support the growth strategy of assigned product categories through effective project execution and technical leadership.
• Serve as the primary engineering contact for cross-functional stakeholders and external suppliers throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Develop project plans, monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure timely delivery.
• Review product designs, engineering specifications, and manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for quality improvement and cost optimization.
• Drive design modifications and engineering solutions to ensure compliance with product specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and manufacturability expectations.
• Provide technical leadership in product debugging, root cause analysis, issue resolution, and corrective action implementation.
• Lead supplier engagement activities, including technical reviews, sourcing support, capacity assessments, and material authorization evaluations.
• Participate in cost negotiations, MOQ optimization, and sourcing for new or consigned materials.
• Participate in Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to achieve cost savings and process improvements. 
• Guide and coach Senior Project Engineers and Project Engineers, providing technical guidance and project management support.
• Lead project review meetings and communicate project status, risks, and escalation items to management.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the Engineering organization.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
  
  How will you fit into the team?
  
• Strong project leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment.
• Strong understanding of product development processes from concept through mass production.
• Ability to evaluate concept drawings, CAD data, prototypes, and manufacturing processes and provide strategic engineering recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of tooling design, injection molding, decoration processes, assembly operations, and packaging development.
• Solid understanding of plastics, packaging materials, and manufacturing technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills utilizing structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Effective leadership, influencing, and coaching skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin.
• Knowledge of international toy safety and regulatory requirements is preferred.
  
  What are your skills and experience?
  
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of product development and engineering experience, preferably within the toy or consumer products industry.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects independently from concept through production launch.
• Strong experience in toy development, tooling design, mold qualification, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience managing hard toys, fashion dolls, licensed products, and licensor approval processes.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and supplier relationships.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to supplier facilities as required.
  
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  The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in [Dongguan] is RMB _266,000__ to $_380,000__ [Per Annum ]. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other location.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at +86 769 81080068 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.