Head Of Design And Development

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of silicone composite insulators including:
• Suspension, tension, long rod, post, and special application insulators
• Products for HVAC (132 kV to 765 kV) and HVDC (320 kV to 800 kV) systems
• Own technical compliance and design validation in accordance with:
• IEC 61109 Composite suspension and tension insulators
• IEC 62217 Composite insulators for overhead lines
• Relevant IEC HV testing standards
• ANSI / IEEE insulator standards, where applicable
• Drive structural and mechanical design using FEA-based methodologies for:
• Bending loads
• Mechanical strength (SML Specified Mechanical Load)
• Combined electro-mechanical stress conditions
• Ensure robust engineering of insulators considering:
• Transmission line hardware
• Tower configurations
• Conductor-hardware-insulator interactions
• Lead and mentor the design team, setting technical direction, best practices, and design standards.
• Oversee the preparation, validation, and approval of:
• Design calculations
• Drawings and technical documentation
• Test plans and qualification reports
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, testing, and projects teams to ensure manufacturability, performance, and reliability of designs.
• Support type testing, FAT, and customer technical audits, providing expert-level engineering inputs.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in materials, product architecture, and structural optimization.
• Utilize advanced tools and data analysis for:
• Design validation
• Performance trend analysis
• Failure investigations and root cause analysis

Preferred candidate profile

• Education: B.Tech / M.Tech in Mechanical (Preferred)/Electrical Engineering
• Experience: 1015 years of progressive experience in design engineering, preferably in high-voltage insulators, power transmission equipment, or heavy electrical products

Technical Competencies -

• 3D CAD: SolidWorks / Creo / equivalent
• Drafting: AutoCAD
• Bending loads
• Mechanical strength (SML)
• Combined electro-mechanical loading conditions
• Transmission line hardware
• Tower configurations
• Conductorhardwareinsulator interaction
• Advanced MS Excel for:

1. - Design calculations
2. - Engineering data analysis
3. - Trend studies and performance validation

Candidates from Tier 1/Tier 2 Engineering Colleges would be highly preferred eg. IITs/IISc/NITs/VIT/SRM/BITS Pilani etc.