Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineering Manager
Experience:10+Yrs
Location: Bangalore
Department: Mechanical Hardware
Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred or Max 30days Preffered
Looking a Techno Managerial Resource
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic
Mechanical Design Engineering Managerto lead and mentor our mechanical design team in Bangalore. This is a
hands-on leadership role that involves driving the design and development of core products and specialized equipment, ensuring high performance, manufacturability, and quality across all deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of Product Design and CAE Engineers, fostering collaboration, technical excellence, and career growth.
- Guide CAE engineers in model setup, boundary conditions, and creative problem-solving for complex CFD/FEA challenges.
- Prioritize and manage multiple mechanical design projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business goals.
- Provide technical direction on product architecture, materials, and mechanical design to meet performance, cost, and manufacturability targets.
- Act as a liaison between the India design team and headquarters, ensuring alignment on requirements, reviews, and integration processes.
- Drive supplier and vendor relationships to ensure DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and oversee procurement processes for mechanical components.
- Ensure best-in-class engineering practices, design reviews, and documentation standards across all mechanical design activities.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in mechanical or product design, including 23 years in a team lead or managerial role.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate design teams while communicating complex technical concepts effectively.
- Deep expertise in DFM, tolerance stack analysis, and manufacturing processes for both metals and plastics.
- Strong proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred), engineering drawings, GD&T, and process capability analysis.
- Experience with system-level design tradeoffs, ensuring balance between performance, cost, and manufacturability.
- Familiarity with CFD and FEA tools (Ansys, FloEFD preferred) ability to guide analyses and interpret results.
- Exceptional engineering fundamentals with a proven record of solving complex mechanical and system-level challenges.
- Proactive, self-driven, and able to lead teams with minimal supervision while maintaining focus on strategic objectives.
Nice To Have
- Experience designing optomechanical test fixtures.
- Knowledge of statistical analysis tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.).
- Experience managing relationships with contract manufacturers (CMs).
- Background in high-volume production industries such as consumer electronics, robotics, or medical devices.
