Team Manager - Mechanical

Hubbell Incorporated; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a senior Mechanical Design engineer in Chennai to lead a design team focused on HV connectors, tools and accessories. You will drive New Product Development, validate designs, and optimize costs through VA/VE and reverse engineering.

Extensive experience in mechanical design, testing, and CAD modeling is essential. Ideal candidate will have hands-on skills in 3D printing, GD&T, FEA, Mold flow, and DFMA, with experience using Inventor/SolidWorks/AutoCAD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 10–12 years of product design and team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist global engineering teams with New Product Development (NPD) and cost optimization.
• Lead design reviews and provide detailed reports.
• Manage Product Data Management (PDM) and BOM.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for technical support.
• Perform mechanical calculations for stress, thermal analyses, and tolerance verification.
• Conduct TSA for manufacturability and reliability.
• Apply reverse engineering for legacy parts and CAD model recreation.
• Utilize 3D printing for rapid prototyping and fixture development.

Skills

Team leadership

Product design

Mechanical testing

3D modeling

Tolerance analysis

FMEA/DFMA

3D printing

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Mold flow simulation

PLM systems

FEA software

Job description

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We are looking for a candidate who is result driven, self-motivated, and innovative with experience in leading a team and with hands-on experience in product design, testing and validations.

• Assist global engineering teams with New Product Development (NPD), cost optimization/reduction (VA/VE), and Reverse Engineering for legacy parts.
• Create, develop, and evaluate new product design concepts following ANSI, IEC, IEEE, IP standards.
• Finalize results of design reviews and design decision meetings; prepare detailed reports.
• Manage Product Data Management (PDM) and Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams (CFT) by providing technical support.
• Perform mechanical calculations for stress, strain, thermal analysis, load distribution, and tolerance verification.
• Conduct detailed Tolerance Stack Analysis (TSA) to ensure manufacturability, assembly feasibility, and functional reliability.
• Apply advanced reverse engineering techniques for legacy parts, including material analysis, dimensional inspection, and CAD model recreation for design improvements or cost optimization.
• Utilize additive manufacturing (3D printing) for rapid prototyping, concept validation, and fixture development; understand material properties, print parameters, and limitations of 3D printing technologies.
  

What will help you thrive in this role?

Bachelor of engineering in Mechanical.

Minimum 10 - 12 yrs. Product design and leading a team, with focus on Medium/High Voltage connectors, Tools and Accessories, will lead and participate in New Product Development for distribution, substation, transmission products, prototype development, testing and validation till product launch.

Knowledge of Casting, plastic designs, 3D printing & prototype development.

Should have working knowledge in Autodesk inventor & Solid works.

Knowledge in Auto CAD, Mold flow simulation, FEA analysis, Injection molding and casting process

Strong Knowledge on PLM, GD&T & Tolerance stack up study

Must have experience and knowledge in testing and/or product development.

Must have experience and knowledge in DFMA

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.