TECHNICAL MANAGER-RAILWAY PROJECTS

Greeting from TEKNIKOZ

Location-Goa

Experience-5-10years

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Customer & Technical Interface Act as the single-point technical/project interface for railway customers.
• Lead customer meetings, design reviews, technical discussions and project reviews.
• Understand customer specifications, drawings, requirements and contractual deliverables.
• Manage customer technical queries, clarifications, complaints and escalations through timely closure.
• Present project status, risks, technical issues and recovery actions to customers and management.
• Project Leadership & Execution Own projects from kick-off → engineering → validation → manufacturing → testing → delivery.
• Develop and monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables and critical paths.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain and suppliers.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks and dependencies and drive corrective actions.
• Lead cross-functional project reviews and ensure action closure.
• Engineering & Product Development Coordinate 3D modelling, 2D drawings, BOMs, engineering changes and technical documentation.
• Ensure designs meet customer requirements, manufacturing feasibility and applicable standards.
• Drive design reviews, validation, verification and engineering change management.
• Work closely with PLM/ERP teams to ensure proper configuration and release of engineering data.
• Quality & Problem Solving Lead resolution of technical issues, NCRs and customer complaints.
• Drive structured RCA, 8D/CAPA and corrective-action processes.
• Ensure lessons learned are incorporated into subsequent projects.

MUST HAVE

• 5–10 years of experience, preferably in railway/rail coach, transportation or complex engineering projects.
• Strong experience in customer-facing project management.
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end engineering/project execution.
• Good understanding of railway coach interiors, structures, assemblies or systems.
• Ability to interpret 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs and engineering specifications.
• Experience with engineering change management and configuration control.
• Strong project planning, risk management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and customer-management skills.
• Engineering degree – Mechanical / Production / Industrial or related discipline.

PREFERRED

• Railway OEM / Tier-1 / rail coach manufacturing experience.
• Experience with SolidWorks, CATIA or equivalent CAD platforms.
• Exposure to PLM and SAP/ERP systems.
• Knowledge of GD&T, tolerances, materials and mechanical engineering standards.
• Exposure to sheet metal, fabrication, machining and FRP/composite products.
• Knowledge of DFMEA, design validation and verification.
• Experience working with international railway customers and suppliers.