Plastic Engineer (Prod Design & Development)

V Guard; Ernakulam; Presencial; INR 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

V Guard is seeking a mechanical engineer to derive detailed designs for plastic and metal cabinet parts from industrial design concepts. The role involves prototyping, evaluating performance, and supporting R&D and tooling through multiple product development stages.

You will design sheet metal and plastic components for production readiness, perform CAD modelling and generate PLM documentation, and coordinate with external vendors for prototyping and tooling.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in product design and development (plastic and sheet metal components preferred).
• Hands-on experience in manufacturing or product development environment is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Derive detailed engineering designs for plastic and metal cabinet parts from ID concepts.
• Develop prototypes, evaluate performance, and support R&D and tooling activities across product development stages.
• Design and develop sheet metal and plastic components for production readiness.
• Perform CAD modelling and drawing preparation, including PLM documentation.
• Coordinate with external vendors for prototyping, tooling, and development activities.
• Prepare and manage BOMs for products.
• Design and development of product lighting and assemblies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure smooth development phases.
• Willing to travel for mould trials, FPA and product integration/validation.

Conocimientos

Injection mould design

Sheet metal design

Mould flow analysis

DFMEA

GD&T

FEA

Engineering drawings

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

SolidWorks

Descripción del empleo

Key Responsibilities

• Derive detailed engineering designs for plastic and metal cabinet parts from industrial design (ID) concepts.
• Develop prototypes, evaluate performance, and support R&D and tooling activities across different stages of product development.
• Design and develop sheet metal and plastic components for production readiness.
• Perform engineering modelling and CAD drawing preparation, including PLM documentation.
• Coordinate with external vendors for prototyping, tooling, and development activities.
• Prepare and manage Bill of Materials (BOM) for products.
• Design and development of product lighting and assemblies
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth execution during all development phases.
• Willing to take responsibility to travel for mould trail, FPA and product integration and validation

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of Plastic injection mould design and construction.
• Familiarity with injection moulding processing parameters.
• Knowledge of various plastic materials and their applications.
• Strong understanding of sheet metal design and fabrication processes.
• Proficiency in CAD modelling ( Solidworks preffered) and engineering drawings
• Good knowledge in DFMEA, DFM&A
• Good knowledge in GD&T and stack-up tolerance
• Better understanding of mould flow analysis and FEA is an added advantage
• Technical Knowledge & SkillsTC Windchill preffered) and engineering documentation practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelores degree in Mechanical Engineering / product design/ mould design /equivalent.
• Relevant experience in product design and development (plastic and sheet metal components preferred).
• Hands on Experience in manufacturing or product development environment will be an advantage