Gearbox Design & Casting Development

Lenze Mechatronics; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenze Mechatronics in India’s Pune District is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer focused on gearbox components. You will own development from concept to production, including housings, covers, raw castings, and finished machining, with emphasis on tolerances and manufacturability.

The role requires hands-on experience with industrial gearboxes, 5–10 years in design, and collaboration with foundries and suppliers to drive design reviews and start of production.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of mechanical design experience in industrial gearboxes or heavy rotating equipment.
• Independent design/development of cast housings and covers with raw casting and machined components.
• Knowledge of gearbox shafts, gears, bearings, housings, GD&T and tolerance calculations.

Responsibilities

• Design and modify gearbox components (housings, covers, shafts, gears, seals).
• Develop cast housings and covers with raw casting models and machining stock.
• Prepare 3D models, drawings, BOMs, specs, and engineering changes.
• Apply GD&T, datums, fits, surface finish, and tolerance stack-up for assembly.
• Collaborate with foundries, suppliers, quality, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Industry gearbox design

3D CAD - Siemens NX

GD&T and tolerance

Casting and machining knowledge

Supplier coordination

Tools

Siemens NX/UG

Romax/KISSsoft

Teamcenter/SAP

Job description

Role Summary

Own gearbox component and casting development from concept to production, with strong focus on housings, covers, raw castings, finished machining, drawings, tolerances, manufacturability, and supplier coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and modify gearbox components such as housings, covers, shafts, bearing arrangements, gear interfaces, mounting features, and sealing solutions.
• Develop cast-iron/aluminium housings and covers, including raw casting models, machining stock, draft, ribs, bosses, fillets, cores, and parting-line considerations.
• Prepare and review 3D models, raw casting and finished machining drawings, BOMs, specifications, and engineering changes.
• Apply GD&T, datums, fits, surface finish, machining allowances, and tolerance stack-up to protect bearing seats, shaft alignment, sealing, and assembly.
• Conduct DFM/DFA reviews and resolve casting, machining, assembly, testing, and production issues with foundries, suppliers, quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Support gearbox sizing/calculations, design reviews, prototype validation, localization, VA/VE, root-cause analysis, and start of production.

Must-Have Skills

• 5-10 years of mechanical design experience, with hands-on exposure to industrial gearboxes, geared motors, transmissions, mechanical power transmission, or heavy rotating equipment.
• Independent design/development experience in cast housings and covers, including raw casting and finished machined components.
• Practical knowledge of gearbox shafts, gears, bearings, housings, sealing, GD&T, tolerance calculations, and manufacturing drawings.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX/Unigraphics or similar 3D CAD; working exposure to KISSsoft or Romax is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with foundries, machining suppliers, global engineering, sourcing, quality, testing, and manufacturing teams.

Good to Have

• Teamcenter/SAP
• ISO/DIN standards
• basic FEA
• supplier development
• localization
• prototype/testing
• production issue resolution
• German language