Job Description

Job Purpose:

Provide on-site engineering leadership at the Lead Fluid (Baoding) facility to stabilize and deliver the FlexStream 800 (FS800) program. This role will serve as the primary technical bridge between North America engineering and the Lead Fluid team, ensuring product performance, accountability, and execution discipline.

Job Summary:

The Product Development Engineer will be based at Lead Fluid (China) and report to US engineering manager. This role is responsible for driving technical execution of the FS800 program, resolving design and performance gaps, and improving overall engineering effectiveness at the site. The position requires strong hands-on engineering capability, fluent English communication, and the ability to influence, assess, and elevate the local engineering team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day technical execution of the FS800 program at Lead Fluid, ensuring alignment with product performance requirements and customer expectations
• Act as the primary communication bridge between North America and the Baoding engineering team, ensuring clarity on requirements, issues, and decisions
• Diagnose and resolve key technical issues preventing the pump from meeting performance targets (flow, accuracy, reliability, etc.)
• Establish clear engineering accountability for deliverables, timelines, and design decisions on-site
• Evaluate current engineering team capabilities and identify gaps in skill, ownership, and execution
• Provide direct technical coaching and hands-on guidance to elevate the local team’s engineering performance
• Drive structured problem-solving (root cause analysis, test validation, design iteration) to accelerate product maturity
• Improve engineering processes at Lead Fluid, including testing rigor, design reviews, documentation, and change management
• Partner with global engineering to ensure designs meet system-level requirements, regulatory expectations, and application needs
• Provide regular, clear status updates to leadership, including risks, root causes, and recovery plans

Skills Required:

• Fluent English (required) with ability to communicate clearly across global teams
• Strong technical depth in pump systems, fluid handling, or electromechanical design
• Hands-on problem solver with ability to quickly diagnose and correct design issues
• Strong influencing skills in a cross-cultural environment
• Ability to hold teams accountable while maintaining productive working relationships
• Structured thinker with strong root cause and failure analysis capability
• High sense of urgency and ownership

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in product development, preferably pumps or fluid handling systems
• Proven experience resolving complex product performance issues
• Experience working in or with China-based engineering/manufacturing teams strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead without direct authority

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution (Masters degree preferred).
• 8 years of progressive engineering experience minimum, with significant experience in pump product design, development, or related fluid handling systems.
• Advanced proficiency in CAD, simulation, and engineering analysis tools.
• Proven track record of leading complex projects, mentoring junior engineers, and implementing process improvements.
• Strong understanding of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices in pump or mechanical system design.
• Experience with FEA/FEM software solutions for electromagnetic, computational fluid dynamics, and static and dynamic mechanical simulation preferred
• Certifications such as PMP or Six Sigma are a plus.

Travel Expectations:

Willingness to Travel: Availability to travel up to 25% of the time (e.g., customer visits, training at our technical centers, trade shows, etc.).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Position responsible for driving the strategic growth segments of the division through innovative product development and exploring adjacent market opportunities. Must effectively interface with all division departments and management. Works with minimal daily supervision but keeps team leaders and staff informed of project status.

Additional Comments:

The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodation so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.