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Overview

Watts is a company dedicated to providing safe, clean water and innovative water solutions. The NPD Test Engineer will be responsible for testing and validating new product development programs to ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Perform product testing and validation activities to ensure new products meet performance, safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
  • Review and interpret UL, ANSI, internal, customer, and other applicable standards to develop validation plans and test strategies.
  • Determine appropriate instrumentation, equipment, and measurement techniques required to evaluate product performance.
  • Design, assemble, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory test setups and data acquisition systems.
  • Perform product validation, characterization, reliability, and engineering investigation testing while maintaining accurate records.
  • Collect, analyze, document, and communicate test results and recommendations through technical reports.
  • Develop or modify basic LabVIEW programs and support data acquisition systems as needed.
  • Support the calibration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of laboratory equipment.
  • Develop and maintain test methods, procedures, and documentation for consistent testing practices.
  • Review existing test procedures and identify opportunities for updates and improvements.
  • Support product design and development activities with engineering analysis and test feedback.
  • Participate in cross-functional project teams to support product development objectives.
  • Utilize engineering analysis and SOLIDWORKS to support design reviews and product release activities.
  • Provide technical recommendations based on testing and product performance data.

Requirements

  • BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
  • 3+ years’ experience in product development, validation testing, or laboratory testing.
  • Understanding of applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices.
  • Ability to interpret industry standards, technical specifications, and engineering drawings.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience supporting products from concept development through product release is preferred.
  • Experience with National Instruments hardware and LabVIEW is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This position is onsite and based in Blauvelt, NY.
  • Scheduled work hours will be communicated by the manager.
  • Travel Requirements: 5% - 10%

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Blauvelt, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 46% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $25–$40/hr middle band drawn from 137 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Blauvelt, NY

Blauvelt, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 202 other active welding openings from 136 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Watts Water Technologies currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and GE Aerospace (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $53/hr, Queens at $39/hr, and Brooklyn at $33/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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