Senior Engineer - Mechanical Design

Overview

Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of mechanical components, sub-assemblies, and systems for new and existing products.

What you'll do

• Lead the planning, conceptualization, and development of mechanical components, subassemblies, and systems for new product development and installed-base support.
• Create, review, and approve engineering drawings, ensuring compliance with GD&T standards, tolerance stack-up requirements, material selection criteria, and manufacturing best practices.
• Perform engineering calculations, develop test plans, execute design verification activities, and lead technical design reviews to ensure robust product performance and reliability.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, suppliers, contractors, and global stakeholders to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.
• Participate in and drive all phases of the product development lifecycle, including concept generation, architecture, detailed design, prototyping, testing, documentation, manufacturing introduction, and service support.
• Lead the development and implementation of manufacturing processes and technologies related to metal fabrication, castings, injection molding, joining methods, and surface coating processes.
• Apply knowledge of industrial-grade plastics, polymers, and associated design and manufacturing principles to optimize product performance and manufacturability.
• Engage with customers, technical leaders, and program teams to ensure engineering deliverables are aligned with broader business, program, and product objectives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while supporting problem-solving and capability development within the team.
• Identify and drive opportunities for standardization, cost reduction, strategic sourcing, and adoption of common technology initiatives across product lines.
• Develop innovative and cost-effective designs that meet performance, reliability, quality, regulatory, and manufacturability requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through root-cause analysis, design optimization, and implementation of engineering best practices.
• Maintain and expand technical expertise in mechanical engineering, materials, manufacturing processes, and emerging technologies relevant to the business.
• Drive technical execution and ensure timely delivery of engineering milestones while balancing cost, quality, performance, and schedule objectives.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master's degree in Mechanical Design, Tool Design, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, product development, and engineering execution across the product lifecycle.
• Strong expertise in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), tolerance analysis, and tolerance stack-up methodologies for complex assemblies.
• Demonstrated experience in applying Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Cost (DFC) principles to optimize product quality, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Proven ability to develop mechanical designs, perform engineering calculations, create and review technical drawings, and execute design verification activities.
• Experience leading component and subsystem design activities from concept through validation and manufacturing release.
• Hands-on experience with sheet metal, plastic part design, and manufacturing processes such as injection molding, casting, machining, and fabrication.
• Strong understanding of material selection, manufacturing processes, product performance requirements, and reliability considerations.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing organizations to support product development and issue resolution.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and technical decision-making skills in a product development environment.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated technical leadership capability in product integration, complex design challenges, and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven individual with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and service organizations.
• Proven ability to balance and achieve aggressive cost, manufacturability, performance, quality, and schedule targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly present technical concepts, recommendations, and project status to diverse audiences.
• Experience working in global engineering environments, coordinating with geographically dispersed teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a structured approach to technical issue resolution.
• Ability to influence technical direction, drive design reviews, and facilitate cross-functional alignment to achieve project objectives.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and engineering best practices.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, with experience applying Six Sigma methodologies to improve product quality, reliability, and process efficiency.
• Passion for innovation, technology development, and mentoring team members to build organizational capability.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• On-site role.