Location: Mumbai
Type: Full-time, On-site in office
Joining: Immediate
Experience: 3-5 years ideally in consumer appliances
About the Role
We're looking for a seasoned hybrid builder who thinks like a designer and executes like a hardware product manager. You'll own products end-to-end: from insights and early sketches prototyping, tooling, testing certifications, manufacturing launch.
This role requires someone who obsesses over aesthetics, engineering, quality, timelines, consumers, and costs all at once.
Key Responsibilities- Lead product design from concept sketches to CAD, CMF, prototyping, EVT/DVT/PVT, and golden sample approvals.
- Develop and own the CMF strategy: materials, finishes, textures, coatings, durability validation.
- Collaborate with tooling vendors, ODM/OEM factories, and manufacturing partners to ensure feasibility, DFM, DFA, and smooth transition from proto mass production.
- Conduct competitor teardowns, benchmarking, and usability studies to identify gaps and opportunities.
- Run consumer interviews, prototype testing, and incorporate insights into rapid iterations.
- Write PRDs and collaborate with design, engineering, and supply chain teams to translate insights into execution.
- Analyze pricing models and competitive landscapes to support product positioning and recommendations.
- Work with the supply chain on BOM finalization, vendor qualification, SKD/CKD strategy, cost negotiation, and NPI sequencing.
- Define product roadmaps, business cases, feature prioritization, and pricing strategies.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with design, engineering, operations, QC, marketing, and leadership teams.
- Oversee packaging briefs, accessory planning, instruction manuals, and unboxing experience.
Requirements- Strong portfolio of shipped physical products from concept production.
- Deep understanding of plastics, metals, coatings, tooling, manufacturing processes, and DFM/DFA.
- Strong understanding of hardware reliability, thermal management, safety standards, and compliance.
- Experience working directly with factories (ODM/OEM).
- Excellent analytical skills for pricing, BOM analysis, and market benchmarking.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple teams.
What We Offer- Work directly with the Founding Team.
- Ownership of market-defining products engineered for Better Modern Living.
- A design-led, globally ambitious environment where hardware and aesthetics meet.
- Opportunity to build iconic consumer products from zero to scale.
