Manager, Engineering

About Whirlpool India

Whirlpool of India Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, is a leading home appliances company dedicated to enhancing life at home and inspiring generations through its trusted brands. The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Faridabad, Pune & Puducherry, each reflecting Whirlpool’s commitment to providing best-in-class consumer solutions. Further driving innovation, the company has a Technology & Engineering Center, where India's world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Whirlpool of India reported approximately INR 8110 Cr in annual revenue and employed 2193 people. More information is available at www.india.whirlpool.in

About GTEC

Transforming Vision into Reality: The Global Technology & Engineering Centre. Where India’s world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation.

## The team you will be a part of

The Engineering team discovers, develops and evaluates new product ideas, enhancements, or strategic product extensions, and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products. Leads, plans and tracks all phases of the product life cycle, from inception to introduction into the marketplace. Coordinates with various functions to ensure successful product development and implementation.

## This role in summary

The position is responsible to lead and execute design and development of Subsystem and product level projects by leading Mechanical Structures, Thermal, and mechatronics. Builds on organizational/process knowledge, understands business needs. Solves complex problems, trade-off & prioritize design decisions.Responsible to meet product and sub-system level attribute targets.

## Your responsibilities will include

• Lead & own cross functional projects and coordinate with Internal and external stakeholders.

• Document architectural trade offs and learnings.

• Project scoping based on engineering and cross functional requirements and physics of problem.

• Interpret lab reports / simulation reports to drive the design decisions.

• Lead to generate and recommend the engineering concepts and effectively communicate to different stakeholders during Project/ Design Reviews as part of the product development process.

• Drive engineering calculations as required supporting Design integrity.

• Responsible for converting Consumer Requirements into Engineering Requirements.

• Create / review DFMEA, Tolerance stack up analysis and apply DFx (DFA, DFM, DFR, DFS, DFSS) methodologies during product design and development.

• Responsible for DVP&R for sub-system/product level.

• Supports/Leads attribute target setting for the subsystem / module for specific projects.

• Drive material selection based on functional requirements.

• Drives/ Contributes and supports product benchmarking.

• Lead the projects through Technical Design reviews and project sign-off.

• Creates Model Shop / Lab requests / Simulation requests and drives the Virtual/ Physical build as applicable.

## Minimum requirements

Education: BE / BTech : 10 - 15 years in product development industry / ME / M.Tech : 8 - 13 years in product development industry

• Release Product / Subsystem / Module / Component designs & drawings as per project targets.

• Product Design tools - Concept Selection Matrix, DFMEA, Tolerance Stack Ups, DVP etc.

• Design Validation & Verification Reports - Lab requests, Prototyping requests, Simulation requests as required in the project.

• Project Management Tools - Project Schedule, Scope & Risk Management Documents.

• Documented knowledge of design guides, key suppliers and subsystem roadmaps

## Preferred skills and experiences

• Proficiency in designing parts in Sheet metal, Plastic, Casting and other manufacturing processes and materials

• Proficient knowledge of fundamental engineering principles and tools to verify design for assembly/ Reliability/ Manufacturability/ Safety.

• Expert in GD&T, Design Standards, variation analysis.

• Proficient in material selection and in-depth knowledge in metal, alloy & polymer materials.

• Ability to interpret Simulation / Test results.

• Expert in Product Development process.

• Expert in project planning & management.

• Proficient in Six Sigma / OPEX methodologies / Lean tools and practices.

• Exposure/experience of working in a global engineering team environment

• Team player, flexibility in adapting to quickly changing business task/project priorities.

• Good business communication (written/verbal) and Presentation skills.

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At Whirlpool India, we value and celebrate diversity. Whirlpool India is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Join the Powerhouse of Home Innovation.

GTEC is more than an engineering centre; it is where the future of the home is being designed, tested, and perfected. We invite you to be part of a team that is not just witnessing the digital revolution but leading it—creating a lasting impact on everyday lives, one innovation at a time.