Senior Design Manager

JOB PURPOSE –

Design the products - Dampers, Shock Absorbers, and Seating system assemblies.

- Support the other departments in design-related technical matters.

- Administration of Design and Prototype team.

- Support the manufacturing team in stabilizing the product in mass production.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Study of customer inputs, and conduct product design feasibility.

• Work with design engineers on necessary design calculations, and past data analysis, and work with suppliers and manufacturing team to decide on design concept.

• Conduct benchmarking Check and release 3D and 2D prepared by design engineers - costing, prototyping, development, and production stages.

• Conduct design reviews at appropriate stages, DFMEA, DFA, DFM, Study and define product validation - DVP.

• Working out VAVE.

• Running and tracking Engineering Change as per defined process. Administer the prototype team for day-to-day work, short-term and long term activities, manpower and other resources.

• Technical documentation for TS system, IMDS, Duroshox manual and other relevant - get those from engineers and cross check for accuracy. Administration of the design team.

• Periodic preparation of performance data for management reports.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Good knowledge of components, sub-assemblies and assemblies.

• Good at the basics of mechanical engineering.

• Should know basic manufacturing processes.

• Good at product design, mechanical engineering calculations, DVP, DFMEA, DFA, DFM. Good and liner tolerancing and GD&T.

• Good at 3D software including 2D drafting.

• Good administrative skills, handling situations with peers.

KRA

• Deliver the target of revenue from new products. Delivery first time right and on-time : Design output and Prototypes. No engineering changes due to design at the production trial run stage.

• Design verification output (results of prototype) to confirm product requirement - first time right.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

B.E. (Mech / Automobiles), 11 to 15 years relevant experience. Damper/Shock Absorber background