Product Standardization & Modularization - Mechanical design engineer

GEA Germany GmbH; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Germany GmbH in Vadodara, India, seeks an engineering professional to drive standardization and develop 3D models for pharma processing equipment. The role requires Creo expertise, experience with large assemblies, and a strong engineering foundation. You will collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and project teams, ensure BOMs and documentation meet standards, and contribute to continuous improvement, cost competitiveness, and design optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Diploma in Engineering with 4–8 years of experience.
• 4–8 years experience with Creo including large assemblies and sheet metal.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems and BOMs.
• Strong English communication, cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of GD&T and value engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Drive product standardization to improve design consistency.
• Develop 3D models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and BOMs.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and project engineering.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering deliverables with quality.
• Localization of parts in design and liaison with supply chain.

Skills

Creo proficiency

Engineering analysis

English communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

PDM/PLM

Job description

The GEA Group is one of the largest system providers globally for food, pharma and energy processes with about EUR 4.5 billion revenue in 2017 with its headquarters in Duesseldorf-Germany. GEA Pharma Systems is part of the GEA Group and is dedicated to innovation and thereby providing durable quality through its well established brands: Aeromatic-Fielder™ and Collette™ - batch and continuous granulation, drying, pelletizing and coating; Buck® & Buck Systems™ - containment interface and contained materials handling; Courtoy™ – tablet compression ( ORAL SOLID DOSAGE) “; GEA Pharma Systems’ activities include partnering with customers to develop new products and enhance clinical effectiveness; the supply of R&D-scale and stand‑alone production equipment; and the installation of complete integrated production lines

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Drive product standardization initiatives to improve design consistency, increase component reuse, and reduce engineering complexity across the product portfolio (CREO).
• Develop, review, and approve 3D models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Create and maintain standard parts, design libraries, templates, and engineering guidelines to support efficient and standardized product development.
• Perform detail engineering activities while ensuring compliance with company standards, customer specifications, and industry codes.
• Drive design optimization, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, manufacturability, and cost competitiveness.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and project engineering, to resolve technical issues and deliver optimized engineering solutions.
• Review and validate engineering documentation, Coordinate designers and quality checkers to ensure engineering deliverables are completed on schedule while maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, and compliance with engineering guidelines.
• Ensure all engineering deliverables meet project timelines, quality objectives, and organizational standards while supporting business and customer requirements.
• Continually search for new ways to meet or exceeded expectation to create value to stakeholder
• Proposes value addition solution and in constant seek out diverse thinking to maximize use of stakeholder’s experience, background, and perspective.
• Co‑ordination with other team members to understand assigned work and plan for delivery
• Collaborate and co‑ordinate with internal global colleagues.
• Managing communication with Global stakeholders in different time zones as and when required.
• Create, maintain, and build relationship with internal stakeholder.
• SAP alignment for designs
• Equipment matrix development/tracking for faster execution
• Implementation of localization parts in design engineering
• Liaising with supply chain and production for parts code management

Secondary tasks include:

• Contribute and support design projects of Pharma technology products
• Create 3D models and 2D drawings with BOM as per project requirement
• Co‑ordinate with Design and projects team.

Your Profile / Qualifications

• You hold Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Engineering and minimum 4‑8 years of experience in your respective field.
• 4‑8 years of experience working with Creo
• Strong expertise in product standardization, modular product development, and engineering best practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Creo, including part modeling, large assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, and manufacturing drawing creation.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems.
• Solid understanding of detail engineering, GD&T, manufacturing processes, and engineering documentation, including Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Knowledge of value engineering principles to deliver cost‑effective and manufacturable designs.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and deliver high‑quality engineering solutions within project timelines
• Good knowledge in Parametric and Skeleton modelling.
• Self‑driven, learn continuously, extract learning from experience, share and help team
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills,
• Must have Good English skill – Verbal and written
• Takes on tough challenges with sense of ownership.
• Approach work individually and with teams with optimism and solution‑oriented Agile mindset.
• Knowledge of VBA or any other programming language will be an added advantage

GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food industry and a wide range of other industries. The international technology group focuses on process technology and components for sophisticated production processes in various end‑user markets.