Senior Engineer - Product Design ( Sheet Metal)

Job Summary

The Product Design & Development Engineer will be responsible for the complete lifecycle of new metal auto-component development, from understanding customer needs to final validation and delivery. The role involves creating detailed sheet metal designs, conducting feasibility studies, managing development projects, and ensuring compliance with quality and process standards. The engineer will collaborate closely with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to drive innovation, improve product performance, and support successful project execution within defined timelines and cost targets.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for Development of new products/parts (Metal - Auto components)
• Understanding the needs of customer & incorporating it in product design.
• Managing Product design & Development workload.
• Responsible for customer query handling/technical meeting related to new product design/development.
• Responsible for monitoring and recoding quality, cost, and delivery time of each new project.
• Responsible for daily/weekly work planning for the project being handled.
• Responsible for new product technical feasibility study, DFMEA, Design review, DVP etc
• Responsible for Project documentation as per QMS & should have knowledge in APQP process
• Responsible for generating new product ideas/innovative products
• Product Feature Standardization
• Competition product benchmarking analysis/Line Walk/Tier down
• RFQ hit rate improvement
• CAD data Management
• Responsible for regional customer audit.
• Support customer & visit them (if needed) to resolve technical glitches.
• Responsible for Design & Development of new products/parts.
• Knowledge of design & development for Sheet metal clip parts.
• Knowledge of Raw materials, Spring Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminum & Other grades.
• Knowledge of Heat Treatment processes and Surface coating.
• Facilitate for new product feasibility study.
• Responsible for Project documentation as per QMS.
• Responsible for generating new product ideas/innovative products.
• Product Feature Standardization.
• Competitor’s product benchmarking analysis.
• Responsible for maintaining data for Lesson Learnt.
• Good analytical skill on problem solving method.
• Participate in the implementation of internal tests (e.g., load tests)

Cultural Expectations

• BE Mechanical with 7 to 8 years of experience in Sheetmetal part Design
• Diploma Mechanical with more years of experience
• Knowledge of Sheet Metal Raw Materials and processes.
• Must have knowledge about CREO 6.0

Hiring Process

• Technical assignment tailored for the role.
• Interview with hiring manager to assess technical skills.
• Live coding task to evaluate coding proficiency.
• Technical interview with senior member from the technical team.
• Final interview with Tech Lead/CTO.