Lead, Product Design Engineering

Location: Sriperumbudur, India

Job ID: 18868
Alternate Locations:
Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.
Bring innovative ideas to life and help develop products used by consumers around the world. Join Newell Brands’ India R&D team and support new product development for Contigo, Bubba, Coleman, and other global brands.
Why Newell Brands?
Work with iconic brands in a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas and engineering expertise can make a real impact. Our values—Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership and Leadership—guide how we work together.
You will collaborate with global teams, build your technical capabilities, and access development opportunities through regular feedback and online training.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, Product Development (R&D) in the USA, you will help turn concepts into launch-ready products that meet performance, quality, cost, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Working across Engineering, Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain, you will solve technical challenges and support projects from concept through to launch.
What you will do
+ Lead or support multiple new product development projects through a structured Stage-Gate process, delivering against agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
+ Translate customer insights into technical specifications, design requirements, and validation plans.
+ Develop engineering documentation, including risk assessments, critical quality requirements, and test plans.
+ Coordinate testing with internal and external laboratories, analyse results and drive design, tooling, and manufacturing improvements.
+ Create basic CAD models and early prototypes and review engineering drawings and design changes.
+ Explore competitor products, emerging materials, and technologies to identify innovation and cost-saving opportunities.
+ Support intellectual property reviews, product safety assessments, and the resolution of product complaints.
+ Apply knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to improve product performance and manufacturability.
What we are looking for
+ A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
+ Two to five years’ experience in product development, manufacturing, or an engineering environment.
+ Practical experience in prototyping, design validation, testing, and technical problem solving.
+ Working knowledge of 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks or Creo, with the ability to interpret models and engineering drawings.
+ Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
+ A collaborative approach, clear communication skills, and ownership of your work.
+ Experience in consumer product development, beverage bottle manufacturing processes, or AI-assisted design, simulation and prototyping tools would be an advantage.
Ready to help shape what’s next? Apply now and bring your engineering ideas to life with Newell Brands.
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.