Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Lead Hr Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lead Hr Services in Chennai invites applications for a Senior Engineer – Plastic injection process and molding tools specialist for an automotive client. Location Gudapakkam, Tamil Nadu. You will design and implement manufacturing processes, develop tooling, and drive improvement across plants.

Requires 5–8 years in Tier-1 automotive manufacturing, experience with injection molding, mold presses, Moldflow, and 2D/3D CAD; willingness to travel. Bachelor's degree essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in Tier 1 OEM automotive manufacturing with multiple customers.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Proficient in 2D/3D CAD (AutoCAD/Inventor/SolidWorks).
• Experience with injection molding, molding tooling, and presses.
• Knowledge of Moldflow analysis and metrology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop in-house over molding capabilities for product line parts manufacturing.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes by designing field research and applying design knowledge.
• Create process documentation for mold tools and mold presses.
• Perform design reviews, equipment inspection, validation, and debugging of mold tools and presses.
• Set up standard manufacturing processes for the product line.
• Improve efficiency by planning workflow, space, and equipment layout.
• Lead manufacturing engineering activities in line with business strategy.
• Support cross plant continuous improvement and molding issue resolution.
• Develop new processes, tooling, and equipment with robust controls for new products.
• Provide capital expenditure input for RFQs coordinating with cross-functional/global teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Moldflow

Job description

Hiring for Senior Engineer for or Automotive Client

Position Senior Engineer Plastic injection process and molding tools specialist Mfg.

Location-Gudapakkam Tamil Nadu, India

Job purpose The Senior Engineer - Manufacturing plastic injection process engineer is responsible for design and develop new processes, Manufacturing processes by studying product and manufacturing methods.

Preferably with experience in mechanical engineering and materials disciplines. set up in line with BorgWarner standards and customer timelines.

Develop new facilities and new equipment to meet the increase in customer demand. Work with the global team on developing new processes and technology for the next generation of products.

Key responsibilities

• Develop in-house over molding capabilities for the Product Line parts manufacturing.
• Evaluates manufacturing processes by designing and conducting field research programs;
• applying knowledge of product design, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; coordination with other departments (quality, production, maintenance) and production floor.
• Create mfg. process documentation for mold tools and mold presses.
• Responsible to perform design reviews, equipment inspection, validation installation and debug for Mold tools, Mold presses and their peripherals.
• Set up standard manufacturing process for product line.
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout
• Lead and support mfg. engineering activities in coordination with the Mfg. strategy.
• Support cross Morse mfg. plants in continue improvement activities.
• Support GSM with molding issues at components suppliers.
• Development of new processes, tooling, and equipment required for manufacturing new products with robust process controls in line with program timelines.
• Responsible for conducting manufacturing feasibility assessment, provide capital requirement on new RFQs by coordinating with cross functional team and global team through MSO review.
• Adherence of forecasted capital and tooling spending as per planned.
• Develop new technology process based on DMS products strategy with global support.
• Responsible for Improving current process to global standards in terms of productivity, Scrap/PPM, Safety, Poka yoke controls, Process capability
• Extend technical support for production and quality on Critical line stoppages and Customer complaint issues.
• Should be able to develop documentation requirement in the complete process, drive periodic review and Update regularly
• Core Tool Exposures such as Flow diagram, FMEA/ MSA/Work instructions/SPC/PDCA/Control Chart / QC tools / 5 Why / 3W1H / 8D/Cause & effect diagram / Pareto Chart / Must have knowledge on Cycle time Study, OEE, Line balancing, SMED, Kanban, lean basics.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mech, ECE with 5 - 8 years of work experience inTier 1 OEM automotive, manufacturing environment with multiple customers.
• Should be able to travel at times of needs.
• Experienced in mechanical design 2D. Preferred 3D modelling AutoCAD/Inventor or Solid Works or equivalent design software
• Experience in Manual and automated insert moulding
• Experience with injection process hot and cold runner systems
• Experience with hydraulic, toggle and electric Mold presses
• Experience in metrology methods x moulded parts, gages and MSA
• Experience in Moldflow analysis

What we offer

• Location: Kakkalur
• CTC: 8 10 L