Senior Lead Engineer - Mechanical Design

globalhr; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transportation facility

Meal coupons

Group Health Insurance

National Pension Scheme

LTA

Car lease programme

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Bengaluru (Hybrid) seeks a Senior Lead Engineer - Mechanical Design to drive conceptual and detailed design for NPI and redesign programs. You will lead design activities, ensure compliance with aerospace standards, and coordinate with customers and suppliers across cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on DFM/DFA, weight assessment, MBD creation, and design optimization for cost and reliability, with opportunity to advance in a technology-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience for new product development or redesign.
• Experience with aerospace standards and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Lead design activities for NPI and technology programs.
• Ensure design compliance with system requirements and safety analyses.
• Perform FMEA and optimize designs for cost and manufacturability.
• Develop design documentation, ICD/ICM, and stack-ups.

Skills

Electro-mechanical design

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

PLM tools

Actuators & valves

Aerospace structures

ICD/ICM creation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

PLM tools

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-28

Country: India

Location: IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Overview

In this role, the Senior Lead Engineer (Mechanical Design) will actively participate in conceptual and detailed design of NPI (New Product Introduction), redesign and technology programs of Collins Aerospace Advance Structures business unit and will support engineering activities in Engineering Product development & lead the design activities effectively to meet the business objectives.

Position: Senior Lead Engineer - Mechanical Design

Primary Responsibilities

• Understand system requirements, design intent, and comply with applicable design practices, aerospace standards, customer requirements and regulatory requirements.
• Experience inSystem architecture designand complete product life cycle.
• Lead design engineering activities for NPI, Technology programs, value engineering and resolve design problems.
• Implement engineering solutions, taking account of critical constraints, including due concern for cost, stress, and safety.
• Develop the methods and designs for the commonality and optimization of product & components.
• Perform Design failure mode and effects analyses. Consider reliability & safety analyses aspects for design solutions.
• Proficiency on detailed design requirements, stack ups, weight assessment, modelling the Assembly or structure within design space.
• Experience in MBD creation, performing multiple trades, capture advantages & disadvantage of each trade.
• Provide thoughtful ways to improve processes, tools, methods, and products and document the best practice.
• Design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM and DFA) and optimize the design for cost reduction.
• Support manufacturing concessions and engineering change requests with a good understanding of change management process.
• Be self-motivated and keen to get involved in new technologies and projects and learn new skills to map out future career path.
• Actively participate in a team environment and work with customers, suppliers, and cross functional teams for product development.
• Should take ownership on detailed design & work Independently. Demonstrate Strong capability in providing technical help to peers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7+ years of industry experience in mechanical design activities for new product development / redesign of components and assemblies.

Skill Sets

• Experience in electro-mechanical product design.
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes and heat treatment processes
• Minimum 7+ years of hands‑on experience using CATIA V5/ Siemens NX and PLMtools for mechanical design.
• Experience on Actuators, Seals and Valves Design
• Exposure towards Gears / Clutches / Motors / Electromagnetic concepts
• Knowledge on Aerospace structures design, Interface Control Document (ICD) & Interface Control Model (ICM) creation.
• Knowledge of aerospace product compliance, qualification, and certification.
• Strong decision making and critical thinking.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The high-quality products we design, test, and produce in our Mechanical Systemshelp millions of passengers reach their destinations safely – every day! From landing systems and actuation to propellers, flight controls and hoist and winch – the products we manufacture work together behind the scenes to enhance the overall flight experience. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable, and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Benefits package includes:

• Transportation facility.
• Meal coupons
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• Entitled for 18 days of vacation and 12 days of contingency leave annually.
• Employee scholar programme.
• Work life balance.
• Car lease programme.
• National Pension Scheme
• LTA
• Fuel & Maintenance /Driver wages

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. As such, all India positions require a background check, which may include a drug screen.

Note:

• Background check required (every external new hire in the India)
• Drug Screen only performed for Operations Positions

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.