Engineering Lead

Nidec ACIM; Hubli; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec ACIM is seeking a Mechanical Design professional to lead end-to-end product development from concept to production, ensuring innovative, cost-efficient, reliable, and manufacturable designs while meeting customer, regulatory, quality, and timeline requirements.

You will guide 3D/2D design, BOM, tolerances, material selection, and DFMEA, while collaborating with Industrial Design, Electronics, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure timely delivery and robust

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mechanical design activities for new products from concept generation, feasibility analysis, prototyping, validation, and production release
• Translate product requirements, customer needs, and business objectives into robust mechanical design solutions
• Drive design innovation, value engineering, and continuous improvement
• Oversee 3D/2D design, detailing, tolerance stack-ups, and material selection & Bill of Material
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and certifications (ISO, OSHA, BIS, customer-specific norms, etc.)
• Conduct and lead design reviews, DFMEA, risk assessments, and technical gate reviews
• Validate designs through simulations, calculations, testing, and prototyping & Lot Production release
• Work closely with Industrial Design, Electronics, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Field Service teams
• Support manufacturing during tooling development, pilot builds, and production ramp-up
• Collaborate with suppliers and vendors for component development and cost optimization
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical design engineers
• Assign projects, review work, set performance goals, and build technical competency within the team
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and engineering discipline
• Drive cost optimization without compromising product performance and reliability
• Ensure adherence to project schedules, budgets, and quality targets
• Identify and mitigate design, production, and supply risks proactively
• Ensure accurate and complete design documentation, including drawings (2D & 3D), BOMs, specifications, and change management (ECR/ECO)
• Support audits, customer reviews, and technical documentation requirements
• On-time delivery of NPD projects
• Cost targets achievement and value engineering impact
• Product quality, reliability, and field performance
• Team productivity and capability development

Job description

Mechanical Design (NPD) is responsible for leading mechanical design and development activities for new products from concept to production. The role ensures innovative, cost-effective, reliable, and manufacturable designs while meeting customer, regulatory, quality, and timeline requirements.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end mechanical design activities for new products from concept generation, feasibility analysis, prototyping, validation, and production release
• Translate product requirements, customer needs, and business objectives into robust mechanical design solutions
• Drive design innovation, value engineering, and continuous improvement
• Oversee 3D/2D design, detailing, tolerance stack-ups, and material selection & Bill of Material
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and certifications (ISO, OSHA, BIS, customer-specific norms, etc.)
• Conduct and lead design reviews, DFMEA, risk assessments, and technical gate reviews
• Validate designs through simulations, calculations, testing, and prototyping & Lot Production release

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Industrial Design, Electronics, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Field Service teams
• Support manufacturing during tooling development, pilot builds, and production ramp-up
• Collaborate with suppliers and vendors for component development and cost optimization

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical design engineers
• Assign projects, review work, set performance goals, and build technical competency within the team
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and engineering discipline

Cost, Quality & Time-to-Market

• Drive cost optimization without compromising product performance and reliability
• Ensure adherence to project schedules, budgets, and quality targets
• Identify and mitigate design, production, and supply risks proactively

Documentation & Governance

• Ensure accurate and complete design documentation, including drawings (2D & 3D), BOMs, specifications, and change management (ECR/ECO)
• Support audits, customer reviews, and technical documentation requirements

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• On-time delivery of NPD projects
• Cost targets achievement and value engineering impact
• Product quality, reliability, and field performance
• Team productivity and capability development