Lead Engineer - Mechanical

Overview

Lead the mechanical design, development, validation, and productization of next-generation critical power and energy storage products for data centers and other mission-critical applications, providing mechanical technical leadership and design ownership from concept through production launch.

What you'll do

• Lead the mechanical architecture, design, development, validation, and launch of critical power and data-center infrastructure products.
• Translate system and customer requirements into mechanical requirements, architecture, specifications, and detailed designs.
• Drive product packaging and system layout while balancing thermal performance, structural integrity, electrical clearances, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, and cost.
• Lead mechanical development of sheet-metal enclosures, structural frames, busbar integration, battery packaging, cooling systems, wiring/harness routing, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Perform and guide 3D CAD design, engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, structural and thermal analysis, prototyping, and product testing.
• Serve as the mechanical technical lead/design authority, leading design reviews and driving technical trade-off decisions across mechanical, electrical, thermal, manufacturing, and reliability domains.
• Apply DFMEA and DFx methodologies, including design for manufacturing, assembly, serviceability, reliability, cost, and testability.
• Lead mechanical design activities through prototype/EVT, DVT, certification, production readiness, and product launch.
• Support verification and validation, reliability testing, failure analysis, root-cause investigation, and corrective actions.
• Partner with suppliers, manufacturing, sourcing, and quality teams on design feasibility, tooling, prototype development, cost optimization, and manufacturing readiness.
• Support product compliance and certification activities, including applicable IEC/UL and global safety requirements.
• Drive design-to-cost, modularization, standardization, platform reuse, and value-engineering initiatives.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to mechanical engineers and designers and strengthen engineering best practices and design standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, simulation methods, design reviews, documentation, and test methodologies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Relevant experience: M.Tech./M.E. with 8+ years of experience, or B.Tech./B.E. with 10+ years of experience.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in mechanical product architecture and electromechanical packaging.
• 3D CAD modelling and development of 2D production drawings and assembly documentation.
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, tolerance analysis, tolerance stack-up, and design documentation.
• Sheet-metal design, structural frames, enclosures, brackets, and mechanical assemblies.
• Busbar mechanical integration, cable/wiring routing, insulation interfaces, and electrical clearances.
• Thermal management, including airflow, heat transfer, forced-air cooling, component cooling, and thermal interface design.
• Structural and mechanical analysis, including stress, vibration, shock, loading, and structural integrity.
• Engineering simulation and correlation of analysis with physical test results.
• Materials selection and manufacturing processes including sheet metal, machining, plastics, fastening, joining, and surface finishes.
• DFMEA, design reviews, failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action methodologies.
• DFM, DFA, Design for Serviceability, Design for Reliability, Design-to-Cost, and Value Engineering.
• Mechanical integration of Li-ion battery/energy storage systems.
• Product verification and validation methodologies.
• Prototype development and engineering build support.
• Manufacturing-process and production-readiness considerations.
• Supplier technical evaluation and design-for-manufacturing reviews.
• Product safety and regulatory requirements, including experience supporting IEC/UL certification.
• Product lifecycle and configuration management practices.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Advanced technical training/certification in areas such as thermal engineering, structural analysis, Six Sigma, DFx, or product development is an advantage.
• Familiarity with data-center power architecture and infrastructure.

Details

• Location: Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India.