Senior Design Engineer

Job Description Sr. Design Engineer

Designation - Sr. Design Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities-

1. Understand and analyze plastic product design requirements of customers for automotive body components.
2. Make presentations of available data and provide inputs to the Supervisor.
3. Prepare DFMEA and DVP and identify actions to mitigate failures.
4. Generate concept designs and evaluate robust concepts that add value to the product.
5. Create 3D CAD models and perform assembly simulation and kinematics as per the guidelines provided by the Principal Design Engineer.
6. Maintain the quality of data as per ITW standards/requirements.
7. Attend customer meetings during the design and product development phase for clarification of DVP requirements.
8. Generate 2D drawings and 3D annotations as per ITW standards, apply GD&T, and calculate tolerance stack-up.
9. Maintain the log of engineering changes and update all Bill of Materials (BOMs) for product designs.
10. Provide inputs during product design and post-product-development phases for product performance improvement, value engineering, and value creation.
11. Participate in the Individual Development Plan (IDP) for personal and professional growth.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Speed of product design and 3D model creation.
• Accuracy of product design from manufacturing processes.
• 100% compliance with customer design quality requirements.
• Maintaining all designs, drawings, and documents in proper order.
• Preparing 2D drawings as per ITW standards and customer requirements.
• Conceptualizing and designing jigs and fixtures.
• Improving previous designs as part of the continuous improvement process.
• Supporting testing and validation of parts during development.

Competencies Required

Behavioral Requirements -

• Willingness to work in a team and learn.
• Good communication skills in English.
• Additional local language preferred.
• Take responsibility and adhere to deliverables.
• Good analytical and imagination skills.

Primary Functional Requirements -

1. Proficient in CATIA V5 – solid modelling, surfacing, drafting and 3D annotation.
2. Should be ready to work with his/her own hands.
3. Qualification: Diploma in Tool & Die Making from institutes such as NTTF, GTTC, IGTR & CIPET, or BE Mechanical along with Post Graduation in Tool Design.
4. Hands-on experience in new plastic product designing with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the automotive domain.

Secondary Requirements -

1. Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
2. Knowledge of DFMEA, DVP, APQP and ISO-TSO 16949 procedures and documentation.
3. One or two years of tool room experience.
4. Exposure to plastics processing/manufacturing and assembly procedures.

Other Requirements -

1. Should be willing to travel domestically as well as internationally.
2. Foreign language skills preferred.
3. Experience in PLM / Teamcenter and knowledge of automotive standards.
4. Knowledge of automation, gauges and fixture design.