Product Development

Your tasks: Lead belt and belt system PD projects and provide support to other functions & departments as a PD team member, including formulation selection, component selection, construction development, and ownership to improve belt functional and durability performance. Develop belt specifications to define materials and process steps for building prototype belts. Define DFMEA and product DVP to meet the project requirements. Book and develop test plans and procedures. Define the product requalification plan (product audit plan). Coordinate with controlling for the belt cost calculation. Define the sample mold size and belt profile dimensions & geometry for specific belt sections, length, and pitch. Prototype tooling definition and ordering. Request new development from R&D central function (product platform development, material platform development). Manage development projects to ensure project plans are defined to reach the PD project targets. Regularly review the status of projects for timeliness and completion of requirements. Assess product requests from PDM with feasibility studies. Work with MatPE & PPI to ensure a successful product launch and stable production process. Conduct production trials up to verified and approved design (Gate 50). Support localization activities (materials-PD and processes-MatPE & PPI), support MatPE PI & PPI through Gate 90 for new constructions. Evaluate returned failed belts from customers and competitor belts to identify opportunities for belt construction improvements. Conduct market-specific product benchmarking in strong cooperation with market organization. Work with Material Platform / Material Process Engineering to define specifications and test procedures for raw material suppliers (cord, fabric, coating, rubber, thermoplastics, etc.). Assist in the development of new alternative material suppliers and support audits if necessary. Define with the Test Department necessary new test methods to check product quality. Submit requests for prototype belt testing by physical and dynamic labs. Evaluate the test results and document the results for discussion with application engineering and/or internal customers. Your profile: Overall technical knowledge of power transmission systems - Expert. Technical knowledge of product materials (compounds, textile cord, textile fabric) - Advanced. Overall knowledge of belt development/physics/belt manufacturing processes - Expert. Negotiation skills, Project management skills - Advanced. Quality management methods (FMEA, statistics, 6 sigma, Yokoten), Intellectual property - Basic. Our offer: Ready to drive with Continental Take the first step and fill in the online application. About Us: ContiTech India Private Limited is a part of Industrial Solution IAPAC of ContiTech AG, which in turn is part of the holding company Continental Corporation, Germany. The company was incorporated on 05th November 1992. The registered office is located in New Delhi, and the plant is located at Village Badkhalsa, Sonepat, Haryana. Our company is a global leader in the processing of technical rubber and plastics and offers a wide range of innovative and precise products. The company in Sonipat has around 469 employees and mainly produces Power Transmission Solution products, including Raw edge V belt, Wrapped V belt, Banded V belt, and Multi-rib belt.,