Design Engineer / Sr. Design Engineer (Automation) @ Pune

Technosoft Engineering; Pimpri-Chinchwad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Technosoft Engineering is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to oversee the complete mechanical package, including design, BOMs and reviews. You will lead design reviews, coordinate with sales on scope, and drive prototypes with vendors to validate concepts.

The role demands GD&T proficiency and adherence to safety standards. Ideal candidates will have hands-on automation project exposure, strong CAD skills (SolidWorks/Pro-E/Inventor) and the ability to travel for assignments

Qualifications

• Led 3 industrial automation projects from concept to commissioning.
• Experience with GD&T and safety standards.
• Knowledge of European machinery directives 2006/42/EC and UL/CE requirements.
• Strong understanding of kinematics, hydraulics and modular pneumatics.
• Experience in selecting automation components and testing.

Responsibilities

• Participate hands-on and oversee design, detail, BOMs, design reviews and check of all aspects of the mechanical design package.
• Assist in the creation of proposal models, drawings, and sketches during the quotation phase.
• Work with supervisors and sales to understand scope, timelines and project schedules to develop cost effective solutions.
• Apply GD&T to drawing packages as required by specs.
• Lead project kick-off meetings with the assigned team.
• Collaborate with vendors to prototype components and test designs.
• Ensure designs comply with current safety standards.
• Keep actual design costs within estimates.
• Meet milestones including budgets and schedules.
• Plan internal and external design reviews and handover to manufacturing.
• Coordinate with manufacturing to align with assembly and machining capabilities.

Skills

Engineering mechanics

Strength of materials

Design principles

Practical problem solving

Industrial automation projects

Automation component selection

Conveyors selection

Robotic grippers design

Vision systems integration

GD&T

3D CAD tools

Tools

SolidWorks

Pro-E

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Participate hands-on and oversee design, detail, BOMs, design reviews and check of all aspects of the mechanical design package.
• Activities include assisting in the creation of proposal models, drawings, and sketches during the quotation phase.
• Work with supervisors and sales to fully understand scope of work, project requirements, timelines & project schedules to develop cost effective and innovative solutions.
• Understand and apply GD&T to drawing package as required by technical specifications and/or project requirements.
• Actively leading kick-off meetings with the assigned project team.
• Work with internal and external vendors to create and test functional prototypes of new components including component changes and design improvements.
• Ensure that all designs and concepts follow current safety standards.
• Ensure that actual design costs are within the estimated project design costs.
• Work towards meeting project milestones including budgets, schedules, and project timelines.
• Responsible for planning and implementing all internal design reviews, external customer design reviews and project handover to manufacturing.
• Work with manufacturing and operations to align engineering with assembly and machining capabilities.

Preferred candidate profile

• Engineering Skills Engineering mechanics, strength of materials & design principals.
• Practical approach (not textbook) to problem solving with knowledge of thumb rules, hand calculations.
• At the very least, candidate must have led 3 industrial automation projects from concept to commissioning (including requirement gathering, preparing concepts, working with client for DAP approvals, working with Electrical and controls team, commissioning onsite)
• Core experience in selecting automation components/technologies viz. Indexers, specifying conveyors of different types, modular pneumatics, pick and place systems including grippers, Articulated or parallel robots (selection and specifications), End effectors/Robotic grippers design, gantry systems, experience in cobots is an added advantage, integration of vision systems, linear motion products.
• Experience of some of common automating operations such as Sort, Stack/unstack, Locate, Store, Convey, Pick and Place, Tend, Track, Pack, Kitting and light assembly, Palletizing and depalletizing.
• Experience in conceptualizing and designing special or general-purpose automation systems for various applications, motor power calculation, Gear box selection, standard machine components.
• Applied knowledge of European machinery directives 2006/42/EC and UL standards, CE requirements
• Very good understanding of Kinematics, hydraulic and modular pneumatics.
• Knowledge of multiple suppliers for automation components with acumen to select right component at right price.
• Knowledge or experience in RFIDs, AMR/AGVs, wireless and remote technology, voice activation shall be an added advantage.
• Understanding of FEA analysis and reports is an added advantage.
• Good understanding of Manufacturing processes including post-production processes and machine building components.
• Knowledge in GD&T, stack up analysis.
• Good knowledge on any of the 3D modeling software (SolidWorks / Pro-E / Autodesk Inventor).
• Excellent communication skills and good team working skills.
• Willing to travel overseas for short and long assignments.