Senior Manager - Engineering Assemblies

Mahindra Aerostructures; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahindra Aerostructures in Bengaluru invites applications for Senior Manager - Engineering Assemblies to lead assembly engineering for aerospace structures and metallic assemblies across programs. You will drive industrialization, process planning, FAI execution, and tooling validation from bid stage to serial production.

The role requires APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow, and Technical Reviews, plus customer liaison for drawings and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading aerospace assembly programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PFMEA, control plans and process documentation.
• Proven ability to manage FAI planning, customer approvals, and RCCA.
• Understanding of AS9100 Rev D standards and supplier development.
• Excellent collaboration across Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead assembly engineering activities for aerospace structures.
• Drive industrialization from RFQ stage through FAI and serial production.
• Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, route cards, BOMs, and specifications.
• Lead APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow, and Technical Reviews for new programs.
• Manage FAI planning, execution, qualification, and customer approvals.
• Provide technical support for assembly lines and address non-conformances.
• Lead tooling concept development, prove-out, validation, and implementation.
• Coordinate configuration management and delta FAI activities.
• Interface with customers for drawings, queries, audits, and improvements.
• Support RFQ, costing, cycle-time studies, tooling feasibility, and capacity planning.
• Drive RCCA, continuous improvement, kaizen, and first-pass yield gains.

Skills

Aerospace Assembly Engineering

Structural Assemblies

Industrialization

APQP

PFMEA

Process Planning

FAI

Tool Design & Prove-Out

Configuration Management

Engineering Documentation

GD&T Interpretation

AS9100 Rev D

Supplier Development

Continuous Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

Job Description

Senior Manager - Engineering Assemblies

Experience

18-20 Years

Industry

Aerospace & Defence

Role Summary

Lead Assembly Engineering activities for aerospace structures, metallic assemblies across global aerospace programs. Responsible for industrialization, process planning, configuration management, FAI execution, tooling validation, quality compliance, and technical support from bid stage to serial production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assembly engineering activities for aerospace structures,
• Drive industrialization activities from RFQ stage through FAI and serial production.
• Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, route cards, BOMs, process documents, and technical specifications.
• Lead APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, Process Flow, and Technical Reviews for new aerospace programs.
• Responsible for FAI planning, execution, qualification, and customer approvals.
• Provide technical support for assembly lines, build activities, production issues, and non-conformance resolution.
• Lead tooling concept development, prove-out, validation, and implementation for assembly operations.
• Manage configuration control, engineering changes, EBOM/MBOM alignment, and delta FAI activities.
• Interface directly with customers on drawing clarifications, technical queries, audits, and improvement initiatives.
• Support RFQ, costing, estimation, cycle-time studies, tooling feasibility, and capacity planning.
• Drive RCCA, continuous improvement, kaizen, cycle time reduction, and first pass yield improvement.
• Collaborate with Quality, Program Management, Manufacturing, Planning, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams.
• Support supplier development, qualification, technical assessment, and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, customer specifications, internal QMS, and aerospace regulatory requirements.

Required Technical Skills

• Aerospace Assembly Engineering
• Structural Assemblies
  • Fuselage Assembly
  • Doors
  • Ailerons
  • Flaps
  • Horizontal stabiliser
  • Vertical Fin
  • Wings etc
• Industrialization
• APQP
• PFMEA
• Process Flow Development
• FAI
• Tool Design & Prove-Out
• Configuration Management
• Engineering Documentation
• GD&T Interpretation
• Manufacturing Process Planning
• Root Cause Analysis (RCCA)
• AS9100 Rev D
• Supplier Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing

Aerospace

Experience

18-20 Years

Industry

Aerospace & Defence