Job Title (Designation) - Project Lead –Design Engineer Mechanical
Experience – 9+ Years
The Project Lead – Mechanical Engineering is responsible for leading and delivering mechanical engineering activities across projects by providing strong technical direction, effective people leadership, and cross-functional coordination. This role exists to ensure high-quality, cost-effective, and timely engineering solutions while developing team capability, enforcing engineering standards, and acting as the key technical interface between engineering, project management, manufacturing, and customers.
Key Responsibilities –
- Product design proposal for Customer & review of product design with designer for 2D drawings, 3D Cad-models & BOMs from proto to Production levels.
- Lead mechanical design, analysis, and engineering execution across multiple projects.
- Provide technical leadership through design reviews, calculations, FEA validation, and engineering approvals.
- Plan, assign, and monitor team tasks to meet project schedules, quality standards, and cost targets.
- Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements and related specifications.
- Coordinate with Global engineering teams and Customers for any technical reviews, feasibility issues related to design.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Electrical, Controls, Automation & Virtual commissioning.
- Drive problem-solving, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for design and manufacturing issues.
- Proficient in undertaking process enhancement, process modifications, process and quality improvements to enhance operational efficiency and thereby escalating productivity.
- Develop team members; conduct performance reviews and skill development planning.
- Promote standardization, continuous improvement, and reuse of engineering solutions and best practices.
- Support documentation, design change management, and product lifecycle activities.
Independent Judgement -
- Independent judgment in planning and executing mechanical engineering activities, selecting appropriate design approaches, materials, and manufacturing methods, and resolving technical issues.
- Involves in making decisions on task prioritization, resource utilization, and technical trade-offs within defined project objectives, standards, and budgets.
Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 9+ years of experience
Required: Technical lead or Project lead role in Engineering department
Preferred: Prior experience in Engineering design for Powertrain assembly lines, End of line testing equipment & automation for automobiles testing & calibration.
Technical knowledge
- Lead and review mechanical design activities including concept development, detailed design, validation, and release.
- Ensure designs comply with applicable standards, codes, and regulations (ISO, ASME, DIN, ASTM, BIS, etc.).
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for design, manufacturing, or field issues.
- Drive standardization, reuse of designs, and continuous improvement of engineering processes.
- Supports team members in solving technical issues
- Discuss with cross functional team and customer for technical reviews.
Design Skills
- Support design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for cost (DFC).
- Guide the team on best engineering practices, design methodologies, tolerance stack-up, and GD&T.
- Perform and/or review engineering calculations, FEA, and simulations to validate designs.
- Product design proposal for Customer, Cost Estimation & review of product design with designer for 2D drawings, 3D Cad-models & BOMs from proto to Production levels.
- Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements and related specifications.
- Design of product by Benchmarking & reverse engineering, by using conventional measuring concepts.
- Coordinate with manufacturing process team for any feasibility issue related to design.
Projects handled
- Powertrain assembly lines, End of line testing equipment & automation for automobiles testing & calibration.
- Proficient in undertaking process enhancement, process modifications, process and quality improvements to enhance operational efficiency and thereby escalating productivity.
- Independently execute the project and meet the customer requirements.
Software tool knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of 3D CAD tools: Autodesk Inventor 2026 / SolidWorks 2025 / Auto CAD 2026
- Knowledge of BOM creation & maintain in the Software’s like SAP & ERP
- Software’s skill knowledge of Auto-CAD, Solid Works, PTC Creo, ERP for BOM creation.
- Application knowledge of GD & T.
- Kaizen/Poka-yoke/FMEA/5S/Continuous improvement activities to fool-proof the process, enhance Productivity & improve operational efficiency.
People Skills:
- Interface with global customers to clarify technical requirements, address concerns, and present solutions.
- Support supplier technical discussions, evaluations, and design reviews.
- Collaboratively work & Co-ordinate with Internal teams.
- Give training to develop the skill of the people wherever required & lacking.
Preferred:
- Work experience of Powertrain assembly lines, End of line testing equipment, Automation for vehicle testing & calibration equipment’s would be preferred.
Computer Proficiency:
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Autodesk Inventor 2026 / SolidWorks 2025 / Auto CAD 2026
