DTICI_Transmission-Housing-Design-Engineer_T9

Daimler Truck South East Asia; Indiana; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to develop complex gearbox housings and transmission components for powertrain applications. You will collaborate with OEM or Tier 1 suppliers to ensure functional durability and manufacturability, including castings and cast supplier engagement.

The role requires hands-on CAD experience with NX or CATIA/Pro-E, strong GD&T knowledge, and CAE familiarity. English fluency is essential; German basics are a plus.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Automotive/Production with casting foundry experience.
• Minimum 3 years automotive design experience (OEM or Tier 1).
• Knowledge of GD&T and drawing specifications for housing design.
• Experience with CAE simulations (structural) and cast material flow is a plus.
• Siemens NX (3+ years) or Catia/Pro-E (5+ years) experience; modules include solid modelling, sheet metal, tubing, drafting, CAE.

Responsibilities

• Design complex housings based on functional, durability & manufacturing requirements (HPDC / LPDC & Sand Castings) and develop housing with cast suppliers.
• Design transmission components (gears, shafts, bearings; casting, forging, sheet metal components).
• Design eAxle components (gears, shafts, casting, forging, sheet metal components).
• Design plastic/steel tubes, support brackets for gearbox peripherals.

Skills

Housing design

Castings experience

Transmission components design

eAxle components design

Plastic/steel tubes & brackets

GD&T

CAe simulation

Lifecycle management

MS Office & Agile

Communication & collaboration

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/ Automotive/ Production (Casting foundry)

Tools

Siemens NX

Catia

Pro-E

Teamcenter

Job description

Become part of our team!

Our Team: Powertrain Design (Axles & Transmission Design)

What You Can Expect

• Design of complex housings based on functional, durability & manufacturing requirements (HPDC / LPDC & Sand Castings) and development of housing with cast suppliers.
• Design of Transmission components (Gears, Shafts, Casting, forging, Sheet metal components).
• Design of eAxle components (Gears, Shafts, Casting, forging, Sheet metal components).
• Design of plastic/steel tubes, support brackets etc for gearbox peripheral components.

THAT'S WHY YOU ARE A MATCH

Domain: Gearbox/Transmission Design (Housings)

Education: B.E./B. Tech in Mechanical/ Automotive/ Production (Casting foundry)

Overall Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience (Automotive Experience: minimum 2 years in OEM or Tier 1)

Subject Knowledge

• Knowledge & experience in designing of complex housings based on functional, durability & manufacturing requirements (HPDC / LPDC & Sand Castings) and development of gearbox housing with cast suppliers.
• Knowledge & experience in design of Transmission components (Gears, Shafts, bearings ; Casting, forging, Sheet metal components).
• Design of plastic/steel tubes, support brackets etc.
• Knowledge of GD&T and drawing specifications especially for the housing design.
• Knowledge of CAE simulation (especially structural static load, cast material flow) and validation will be an added advantage.

Modeling Software: Siemens NX 3 years minimum OR Catia / Pro-E experience of 5 years minimum (Modules: Solid Modelling, Sheet Metal, Tubing/Mechanical routing, Drafting, CAE (Structural))

PLM tool: Experience in Siemens Teamcenter or similar

Languages

• English (fluent verbal and written)
• German language (Basic conversational skills) will be an added advantage.

Supporting Experience/ Tools/ Techniques/ Soft Skills

• Independent handling of Design responsibility of any automotive housing component, preferably with OEM or Tier 1 cast supplier
• Hands-on experience in tool & die making will be an added advantage
• Good knowledge of Geometric dimensioning and tolerances (GD&T).
• Stakeholder Management & Interacting with suppliers to explain the design intent and understand the manufacturing limitations , Aware of QMS requirements.
• Capable of understanding Lifecycle management of automotive parts giving interim and long-term solutions related to Transmission components.
• Technical expertise in component design and field failure management
• Well versed with MS Office (Excel, Power Point), Agile, Co-creative but self-standing
• Able to present the team in-group meetings, preparing Minutes of Meeting, Task Prioritizing, straightforward communication with flexible approach.
• Assertive and good listener
• Ability to grasp changing scenarios and adjust priorities accordingly

At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and foster an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, as these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company. Inclusion and Equal opportunities are important to us - regardless of where you come from and who you are. We look forward to receiving applications from people of all cultures and genders, parents, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTIQ+ community.