Horizons is representing our client to find a NPI Lead Engineer based in Nanjing to supervise the China Product Team.

Our client is a Unicorn company from UK, their product evolving how humanity does laundry by reinventing traditional machines and breaking down the high barriers that alienate billions from home laundry access.

Essential skills:

• Excellent communication skills in Mandarin Chinese and English (fluent and technical english)

• An engineering or technical background, with at least 10-15 years experience in product development and delivery of high volumes

• Recent experience in the laundry industry, preferbly with top loading machines.

• Project management skills

• A clear perspective of project strategy, mitigation planning and multi tasking,

  for smooth execution of product delivery

• Presentation skills, to communicate complex technical concepts across

  departments and continents

• Management skills, to not only manage a team in China but to nurture and

  respectfully maintain relationships with our manufacturing partner and key

  strategic sub suppliers

• Initiative, organisation, drive and motivation to operate effectively and solve

  problems confidently

• Team spirit, respect and collaborative working

• Dedication to be on-site, as the project requires

  Preferred:

• Strong grasp of managing project and product budgeting

• Experience to suggest, manage and execute cost down initiatives

• Career experience in mechanical or design engineering

• Clear and recent understanding of testing requirements

• Experience with products for American market

• Experience of product release for international variants