Junior Manufacturing Design Engineer

Grafito Innovations Private Limited; Ernakulam; Vor Ort; INR 600.000 - 1.200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Grafito Innovations Private Limited in Kochi is seeking a Manufacturing Design Engineer to turn early prototypes into production-ready hardware. You will redesign assemblies for robustness and lead DFM/ DFA across CNC machining, sheet metal, and additive manufacturing.

You will create manufacturing drawings and BOMs, perform tolerance analysis, and collaborate with electronics, firmware, and automation teams.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on mechanical/product design experience.
• Background in Mechanical, Mechatronics or Robotics Engineering.
• Experience in hands-on engineering competitions or tech fests is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Translate prototype designs into production-ready mechanisms.
• Redesign assemblies for robustness, repeatability and field reliability.
• Lead DFM / DFA across CNC machining, sheet metal and additive manufacturing.
• Perform tolerance stack-ups and GD&T-driven redesigns.
• Create manufacturing-ready drawings, BOMs and documentation.

Kenntnisse

Sheet metal

CNC machining

Fabrication constraints

Mechanism iteration

Attention to detail

Quality mindset

Startup environment adaptability

Ausbildung

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

3D modeling

Jobbeschreibung

Grafito Innovations is a deep-tech startup building advanced plant propagation automation solutions. Our mission is to increase agricultural efficiency and productivity while promoting sustainable and eco-friendly farming practices through robotics, AI, and cutting-edge engineering.

What You'll Do

As a Manufacturing Design Engineer, you will:

• Take existing prototype designs and convert them into production-ready mechanisms
• Redesign assemblies for robustness, repeatability, and field reliability
• Lead DFM / DFA efforts across CNC machining, sheet metal, and additive manufacturing
• Perform tolerance stack-ups and GD&T-driven redesigns to eliminate manual tuning
• Work through multiple design–build–test–iterate cycles
• Create manufacturing-ready drawings, BOMs, and documentation
• Collaborate closely with electronics, firmware, and automation teams
• Support vendor discussions and early pilot production builds
• Minimum 1 year of hands-on mechanical / product design experience
• Background in Mechanical / Mechatronics / Robotics Engineering
• Prior participation in hands-on engineering competitions or tech fests such as: SAE BAJA / BAHA, RoboCon, eYantra, URC, Techfest / similar national or international competitions
• Available for full-time, on-site work at Maker Village, Kochi
• Have been a part of non-academic projects like ROBOCON, e-yantra, SAE BAHA, URC, Techfest etc.

Must-Have Skills

• Solid understanding of sheet metal, CNC machining, and fabrication constraints
• Ability to own and iterate mechanisms, not just create CAD models
• Strong attention to detail and quality-driven mindset
• Willingness to learn beyond defined job roles and adapt in a fast-moving startup environment

Why Join Us?

• End-to-end hardware product development experience – from prototyping to production.
• Work on cutting-edge robotics and AI systems in agriculture.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers and domain experts.
• Be part of Kerala's thriving hardware startup ecosystem with real-world impact.
• Access to participate in several startup events across globe.