RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: + Contributes as a team member on development projects carrying out assigned responsibilities in a timely, diligent, safe, and professional manner. May act as a project leader. + Supports the organization’s intellectual property strategy by documenting data and independent, unique and patentable ideas that result from experimentations and concept generation activities. + Leads the design and developm ent of new products and product engineering and applies engineering best practices and tools. + Ensures quality in a product’s design for usability, reliability, functionality, marketability, and manufacturability. + Supports the development of products through the product design criteria, product function and customer needs. + Keeps abreast of latest developments in process technology. This includes molding, automated assembly, packaging. Research new processes or materials processing technologies for possible new product development. + Leads product design verification and validation to satisfy product and customer requirement. + Applies Design to Cost and Design for Manufacturability methods to support project in achievement of project objectives. + Contributes to assembly and maintenance of the Design History File (DHF). + Ensures proper design and development documentation. Creates new SOPs and maintains all relevant SOPs to ensure strict compliance of R&D functional operation. + Follows WATTS Global Product Development System. EDUCATION: + Bachelor or above, majored in mechanical engineering, Mechatronics or HVAC. + MANAGEMENT: + N/A QUALIFICATIONS: + Bachelor/ master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Mechatronics or related engineering discipline. + 5~10 years’ relevant experience in iron, SS (stainlessness steel) and Brass valve, balance valve （STBV,PICV,DPBV）is plus, design and development with a solid understanding of the product standards and codes. + Experience in high volume manufacturing and assembly processes + Demonstrated hands-on experience with Design Control procedures. + Experience in a Phase-Gate development process. + Experience directly applying DOE and GD&T. Knowledge of statistical methods and analysis. + Experience in designing production equivalent rapid prototypes. + Proficient in 3D CAD software (Inventor or SolidWorks preferred). Understanding of CAE tools (FEA, CFD, etc.) + Demonstrated knowledge of applied mechanical engineering in product design and evaluation. + Able to identify, break down and solve a variety of difficult technical problems. + Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. + Proven ability to work independently with a minimum of supervisor input. + Disciplined and well-organized in documentation (plans, requirements, drawings, design reviews, and test methods). + Fluency in English