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Watts Water

Backflow, valves, and smart water systems

Engineering Supervisor

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNingbo, Zhejiang, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Machinery, Process Equipment, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of valve design experience, including at least 2 years in team leadership or technical lead roles.
  • Strong knowledge of stainless-steel valve design and related manufacturing processes, including casting, forging, precision machining, welding, and polishing.
  • Familiarity with butterfly, ball, and balancing valve structures and sealing technologies for liquid cooling, sanitary systems, HVAC, and water treatment applications.
  • Proficiency in Inventor or similar 3D computer-aided design tools.
  • Strong understanding of industry standards including GB, ASME, API, ISO, and DIN.
  • Capability in structural analysis, torque calculation, sealing design, material selection, and design validation plan validation.
  • English reading proficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical management of the stainless-steel valve product line, including sanitary butterfly, ball, balancing, control, and liquid-cooling system valves.
  • Supervise and mentor valve design engineers, assign tasks, review designs, and develop team capabilities.
  • Drive new product development and introduction, including defining design inputs, conducting design reviews, building prototypes, performing validation testing and reliability analysis, and preparing for mass production.
  • Oversee structural analysis of key components, including valve bodies, seats, stems, and seals; perform strength checks, flow-resistance analysis, torque calculations, and material compatibility assessments against relevant standards.
  • Manage and maintain bills of materials, engineering drawings, specifications, engineering change notices, inspection standards, and process requirements.
  • Lead value analysis/value engineering and cost-optimization projects, including material substitution, structural refinement, and process optimization.
  • Support supplier development for castings, forgings, machining, and welding components; participate in supplier audits and sample validation.
  • Collaborate across functions to resolve production quality issues and customer technical problems; support pre-sales and after-sales teams.
  • Monitor industry trends and contribute to the product roadmap for sanitary and liquid-cooling valve applications.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with finite element analysis or computational fluid dynamics.
  • Experience working with multinational teams.

About the Company

Watts Water

Backflow, valves, and smart water systems

Watts Water Technologies provides plumbing and water-management products for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal use, including backflow preventers, water pressure regulators, temperature and pressure relief valves, and other flow-control parts. It also offers smart, connected water systems that enable remote monitoring and control of water usage. The company serves wholesalers, OEMs, and plumbing and heating contractors across Americas, Europe, and APAC/Middle East/Africa. Its goal is to deliver reliable, safe, and efficient water solutions that protect public health, improve water quality, and conserve water.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
North Andover, Massachusetts
Founded
1874

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