Design Manager - Valves

Larsen & Toubro; Kanchipuram; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is seeking an experienced Design Specialist to oversee the preparation, validation and release of engineering documentation aligned with project timelines and manufacturing needs. The role demands strong design release control and stakeholder coordination.

The ideal candidate is an engineering graduate with at least 10 years in design, with deep expertise in valve design and excellent communication skills to liaise with customers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Engineering graduate with at least 10 years of design experience.
• Profound knowledge in designing valves.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, track, and execute design documentation tasks to meet orders.
• Maintain lead time targets and quality standards.
• Liaise with customers, providing regular updates on requirements.
• Prepare designs with models, layouts and drawings for manufacture.
• Release design documents in line with lead time metrics.
• Maintain activity logs for design document releases.
• Generate periodic MIS reports weekly and monthly.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Role Summary

Responsible to oversee the preparation, validation, and release of engineering documentation, ensuring alignment with project timelines and manufacturing needs.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Project Management

• Ensure timely planning, tracking, and execution of design documentation tasks to meet order requirements.
• Maintaining Lead time targets, and quality standards.
• Managing relations with the customer leveraging regular updates on requirements.
• Maintaining clear activity logs for visibility and control.
• Managing risks, budgetary constraints, and other stakeholder management.

Design

• Track the requirements of pending orders requiring release of design documentation
• Preparation of designs with proper models / layouts and drawings for manufacture
• Checking documents to ensure first time right in design releases
• Release of design documents in line with the metrics for lead time
• Maintain the activity log for the release of design documentation

MIS

• Ensure that the periodic reports for MIS are generated - weekly, monthly and inputs for the review meetings are provided on time every time

Desired Profile

• The incumbent should be an Engineering graduate with a minimum of 10 years of experience in Design
• Should possess profound knowledge in designing of Valves
• Should possess excellent communication skills