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