Mechanical Design Engineer

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer to develop frame, body, and cabin components for electric forklifts in Pune. You will create 3D CATIA models, manage PDM documents, and validate designs with FEA while ensuring cost, quality, and manufacturability.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Modeling team lead. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, prepare DFMEAs and BOMs, and help drive schedules to meet project deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with 5–7 years of experience.
• 3D CAD experience with CATIA preferred and PDM system experience.
• Experience in forklift, automotive, or heavy equipment design is desirable.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and release components for new forklift models and options.
• Create 3D models, drawings, and study files using CATIA and manage files in PDM.
• Validate designs with FEA and ensure manufacturability, cost, and quality.
• Prepare DFMEAs, BOMs, engineering change instructions, and schedules.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CATIA

PDM

FEA

Job description

Job description: Mechanical Design Engineer

Company profile

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), manufactures and sells material handling solutions for customers throughout the world. Toyota Material Handling Group (TMHG), the material handling equipment business unit of TICO, focuses on the development and sales for material handling solutions such as forklifts, energy storage, digital technologies, and automation.

Recently the decision was taken to establish a TICO Pune Development Center for the forklift business in Pune, India. This newly established organization will be supporting the TMHG engineering teams worldwide with development centers located in Europe, North America, and Japan.

Role description

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for developing frame, body, and cabin components for electric forklifts.

This position is with the TICO Pune Development Center, a sister company of Vanderlande, both of which are part of the parent organization, TICO. This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Team Leader of Modeling and Drafting.

Responsibilities / Key Activities:

• Responsible for the design, development, and release of components on new forklift models and options.
• Develop a wide range of parts including welded steel assemblies, metal castings, plastics, rubbers, multi-part assemblies, electrical components, and more.
• Develop 3D models, drawings, and study files using CATIA. Manage files in PDM software.
• Ensure drawing quality by following company standards and considering design intent, materials, quality control characteristics, dimensions, tolerances, product requirements, and clarity.
• Able to validate designs by using FEA software.
• Specify main system parameters and design components to meet product performance, durability, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in recurring design reviews to uphold design quality and facilitate communication within the group.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, cost, quality, and delivery of new products.
• Work with the testing group to detail necessary tests and pass/fail criteria for prototype evaluation.
• Create and manage simultaneous engineering design documents like DFMEAs, part lists (BOM), and engineering change instructions.
• Create, manage, and execute development schedules for components to meet project deadlines.
• Able to conduct peer-to-peer design checking

Location, Travel & Shift

The location and travel are:

• Based at Pune at combined location with Vanderlande India (Engineering hub of Vanderlande with >1000 FTE)
• Full time job (100%)
• Travel: Not Applicable
• Shift: Open to flexible shifts

Education & Experience

We search for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, 5-7 years of experience
• Requires minimum 2 or more years of experience in Product Design/ Development
• Requires 3D CAD (CATIA preferred) and PDM system experience
• Experience in the forklift industry, automotive industry, or heavy equipment design
• Highly detail-oriented with outstanding technical knowledge
• Possesses exceptional problem-solving skills and strong analytical aptitude.
• Demonstrates proficient communication and documentation capabilities.
• Exhibits high-level interpersonal skills and effectively collaborates with cross-cultural teams.
• Quality oriented person realizing small errors can have big impact due to mass production.

Diversity & inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.