Alphaplan Nextgen Autorobotics Pvt. Ltd.

1. GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To strategically lead and manage the Mechanical Design department, ensuring the delivery of accurate, efficient, cost-effective, and innovative mechanical design solutions for automation projects. The role includes team leadership, process enforcement, quality adherence, project planning, cross-functional coordination, customer interface, and continuous improvement. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES (Detailed at Micro Level): 2.1 Technical Design Management: Create, review, and approve conceptual designs, detailed designs, and final designs for SPM, EOL, BIW, and Automation Cells. Validate mechanical strength, motion studies, interference, fits, thermal tolerances, vibration tolerances, etc. Perform root cause analysis for all design-related field failures and initiate permanent countermeasures. Own and enforce compliance with CE, ISO, and BIS standards. Drive platform-based design and modularity to reduce design lead time. Integrate design with electrical/control requirements, layout constraints, and operator safety. 2.2 Time Management & Planning: Prepare macro and micro-level design timelines for every project with weekly milestones. Allocate daily design tasks and review completion on an hourly/daily basis. Forecast design hours and resource availability based on incoming and running projects. Maintain a weekly design status tracker shared with management and PM team. 2.3 Cost & Budget Control: Estimate and monitor design costs in line with project budgets. Optimise design for part count, manufacturability, weight, and machining complexity. Justify expensive/non-standard part usage in front of management. Track value engineering (VE) contributions from the design team. 2.4 Process Adherence & Governance: Enforce the use of design SOPs, DFMEA, DVP, and Poka-Yoke principles. Mandate version control, part naming standards, drawing revision systems. Review and sign off GA, layout, assembly, and part drawings for each project. Lead internal audits, checklists, and design data gate checks before release. 2.5 Feasibility & Risk Evaluation: Conduct feasibility study reports before design start. Identify design risks (thermal, vibration, accessibility, alignment, wear) and propose mitigations. Ensure tooling and component tolerances are within practical manufacturing limits. 2.6 Interdepartmental & Customer Coordination: Attend customer technical discussions and clarify design expectations and constraints. Coordinate with purchase for long lead item design freezes and technical vetting. Support production and quality during pre-dispatch inspection and FATs. 2.7 Team Development & Mentorship: Conduct monthly performance reviews for each designer with documented feedback. Create technical growth plans and upskilling targets for each designer. Allocate mentorship and peer review responsibilities internally. Identify and replace underperforming team members via documented PIP. 2.8 Documentation & Traceability: Maintain 100% drawing traceability and archival in digital systems (PLM/PDM). Ensure design handover package includes drawings, BOM, checklist, DFMEA, risk register. Submit weekly design metrics (release %, error rate, rework %). 2.9 Innovation, IP & Standardization: Lead concept generation workshops; log and evaluate innovative ideas monthly. Drive patent filings or innovation disclosures every year. Create and maintain a standard parts library with technical validation. 2.10 Supplier & Vendor Coordination: Vet mechanical bought-out designs before PO release. Participate in vendor audits for mechanical component quality. Approve or reject component substitution requests. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY (Non-Negotiable Outcomes): Timely release of complete, error-free design packages. Design output adherence to cost targets (design-to-cost compliance). Technical closure of all field complaints related to design. Performance improvement for under-performing designers. Compliance with internal audits and external customer design reviews. Contribution to knowledge database and standardization. 4. AUTHORITY (Decisional Rights): Approve all final drawings and BOQs. Approve leave, appraisal, and escalation of design team members. Stop project progress if safety or design integrity is compromised. Approve vendor design deviations and non-standard parts. Decide training needs and certification plans for team. Accept or reject customer-requested design changes with cost/time implications. 5. QUALIFICATIONS: B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering / Mechatronics / Robotics Certifications in GD&T, DFMEA, CAD platforms, and FEA preferred. 6. EXPERIENCE: 18+ years in machine design, with 5+ years in design team leadership. Proven experience in high-speed automation, jigs/fixtures, or SPM. 7. TOOLS & SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY: CAD: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, NX, Solid Edge (mandatory) FEA: ANSYS, Solid-works Simulation PLM/PDM: Vault, Teamcenter or equivalent Microsoft Project / Excel / Power BI (for reporting) 8. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs): On-time release rate less than 95% Design rework rate less than 2% % Standardization in new designs more than 50% Design cost vs target variance less than 5% Number of VE initiatives accepted more than 4/year Average rating from production/QA more than 8/10 9. WORK ENVIRONMENT & EXPECTATIONS: Location: Pune office, with availability for shopfloor and customer visits Availability: As per company policy Confidentiality: Strictly adhere to IP and data protection policies Travel: 10% domestic; occasional international (Germany, ASEAN)