Lead Engineer-Molded Rubber Products

Eaton; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in India is seeking a qualified engineer to lead the design and development of medium voltage protection systems. Candidates should have 8-12 years of experience in electrical products like switchgear and possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities include system design, mentoring, and ensuring project goals are met within timelines. The ideal candidate will have expertise in IEEE standards and a strong background in product design and development.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in medium voltage electrical products.
• Minimum of 8+ years in switchgear, switches, insulators, etc.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in medium voltage electrical products such as switchgear and insulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of medium voltage protection systems.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure timely delivery of new products.
• Mentor less experienced team members in design and manufacturing.
• Develop innovative solutions to minimize iterations and enable quick prototyping.
• Provide engineering solutions for field issues, plant quality issues and retrofits.

Skills

Experience in medium voltage cable accessories

Technical team leadership

Testing according to IEEE/IEC standards

End-to-end product design understanding

Knowledge of rubber/polymer manufacturing process

Manufacturing for new product industrialization

Product costing and analyzing cost break-up

Test object requirements planning

Hands-on product development using DfX methodology

Engineering problem-solving expertise

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical)

Tools

SAP

3D modelling

Drafting

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Lead design & development of Overhead & underground medium voltage protection system/ sub-system as per marketing requirements
• Complete system/ sub-system component sizing, modeling and simulation to meet customer requirements and IEEE standards, especially with di-electric, partial discharge, thermal, structural and environmental requirements
• Design medium voltage underground products such as connectors, cold shrink joints, elbows, bushings considering manufacturability and assembly
• Develop innovative solutions to minimize iterations and quick prototyping
• Accountable for providing engineering solutions for field issues, plant quality issues, retrofits, etc.
• Collaborate with SCM to develop ecosystem in India for prototype and testing capabilities
• Research, review, and implement best-practices, new and emerging technologies, and design patterns to new and existing development
• Maintain and enhance technical proficiency in medium voltage related development environments, processes, and tools
• Plan and manage development work to achieve on-time delivery of NPD, features and enhancements
• Coordinate and collaborate with product manager, design, simulation, reliability, marketing and manufacturing development teams to produce engineering designs and specifications for new features and enhancements
• Identify, communicate and mitigate risks as they arise during development
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team in all aspects of GD&T, manufacturing, assembly etc.
• Generate ideas and innovative solutions which will provide competitive edge to business products
• Think creatively and come out with new proposals and present them to stakeholders
• Develop design guidelines, best practices and lessons learnt documents and shares with peers and team
• Actively participates in paper presentations, tech talks and external university forums.
• Estimate work load, establish and maintain project schedules and monitor progress through the project execution phases
• Contribute to team’s technical growth by engaging in technical discussion and mentoring
• Active communication with the cross functional team to ensure schedule, cost and performance alignment
• Strong ability for critical design thinking, thorough risk analysis and effective decision making

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering in Mechanical
• 8-12 years
• Minimum of 8+ of experience in medium voltage electrical products such as switchgear, switches, insulators, etc

Skills

• Experience in medium voltage cable accessories is added advantage
• Experience in technically leading a team through all stages of the product development cycle
• Experience in di-electric, short circuit, temperature rise, arc test, test duties in accordance with IEEE/IEC standards
• Experience in end to end product design with strong understanding of different functions within organization
• Understanding of rubber/polymer manufacturing process is added advantage
• Strong experience of working with manufacturing for new product industrialization
• Experience in product costing and analyzing cost break-up due to various manufacturing processes/ design features
• Experience in test object requirements, plan for assembly and finalize test parameters
• Hands on experience in product development leveraging DfX methodology
• Engineering technical expertise to solve problems and make design recommendations

Desired

• Sound technical knowledge in medium voltage product design such as switchgear, switches, insulators etc. Experience in molded rubber products cable connectors is added advantage
• Extensive experience with product design, technology exploration, agile methodologies
• Hands on experience of working in plants/ suppliers, resolving technical issues, driving LEAN, DFSS certified
• Thorough understanding of IEEE/IEC standards, Type test certification, 3D modelling/drafting & SAP knowledge

Excellent verbal and written communication skills,Problem solving skills,Working in ambuiguity, process management, critical design thinking