Design Manager

Position Summary:

Responsible for leading a design team to ensure the delivery of drawings and new designs from the concept stage to the development of prototypes through to finished products ready for manufacture. Drive creative thinking, ensure customer needs are considered and collaborate with the operations team to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacture. Deliver the agreed engineering objectives considering the organization's longer-term strategy road map. Work on multiple major projects requiring innovative solutions that advance the technical field.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the team to create a range of 2D drawings & 3D models for a number of proposal/production and development systems, products, and components using CAD / Solid works
• Responsibility for the management of all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze / release, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Design Verification/Product Validation (DV & PV) testing and Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
• Present design, costs, changes and budgetary information effectively to senior board members and customers and provide regular progress updates
• Liaise closely with all departments to fully understand design requirements
• Respond to Requests for Quotation (RFQs) from the Sales team
• Create initial feasibility studies
• Conceptualize new designs and design revisions
• Create detailed costed design blueprints
• Provide support to production to improve lead times
• Improve reliability performance to reduce or eliminate warrantable issues in the field
• Deal with parts suppliers, involving Purchasing where necessary
• Design in-line with International standards and legislation
• 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models
• Analyze issues to resolve issues, for example stresses, using tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) with 3^rd party support
• Drive forward product development, innovation and ‘think outside the box’ to generate engineering advantage for customers, thinking creatively to develop new/improved solutions
• Identify and implement design improvements (functionality, cost, design for manufacture)
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
• Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
• Be customer facing
• Embrace and champion continuous improvement

Experience

1.

At least 6 years in similar industries like pump, electric motors, valves, gearbox, seals etc. (more experience will be welcome).

2.

Knowledge of working of specifications of pipes and pipe fitting with relevant standards

3.

Knowledge of metals – specially cast iron, cast steel with relevant IS standards

4.

Basic knowledge of electric motors (AC/DC), specifications with relevant IS standards like mounting, frame size etc.

5.

Understands general arrangement drawing and cross-sectional drawings in depth

6.

Able to demonstrate experience of working within design and development function

7.

Strong working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD

8.

In depth knowledge and experience of DFMEA, FMEA, APQP, PPAP, and Six Sigma

9.

Experience of New Product Introduction, reworking design changes and upgrades through to production

10.

Experience of managing a team

1.

Diploma/ Degree in Mechanical or Production engineering

2.

Mechanical Drafting course-( preferable with 3D drafting in Solid works ) from reputed institute

3.

Piping course will be added advantage.

• Lead the team to create a range of 2D drawings & 3D models for a number of proposal/production and development systems, products, and components using CAD / Solidworks
• Responsibility for the management of all Design activities including Request for Quotations (RFQs), Design freeze / release, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Design Verification/Product Validation (DV & PV) testing and Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
• Present design, costs, changes and budgetary information effectively to senior board members and customers and provide regular progress updates
• Liaise closely with all departments to fully understand design requirements
• Respond to Requests for Quotation (RFQs) from the Sales team
• Create initial feasibility studies
• Conceptualize new designs and design revisions
• Create detailed costed design blueprints
• Provide support to production to improve lead times
• Improve reliability performance to reduce or eliminate warrantable issues in the field
• Deal with parts suppliers, involving Purchasing where necessary
• Design in-line with International standards and legislation
• 2D and 3D CAD to produce designs, drawings and models
• Analyze issues to resolve issues, for example stresses, using tools such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) with 3^rd party support
• Drive forward product development, innovation and ‘think outside the box’ to generate engineering advantage for customers, thinking creatively to develop new/improved solutions
• Identify and implement design improvements (functionality, cost, design for manufacture)
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
• Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors
• Be customer facing