Mechanical Design Engineering Manager

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineering Manager

Experience:10+Yrs

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Role Overview

Mechanical Design Engineering Manager

hands-on leadership role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Product Design and CAE Engineers, fostering collaboration, technical excellence, and career growth.
• Guide CAE engineers in model setup, boundary conditions, and creative problem-solving for complex CFD/FEA challenges.
• Prioritize and manage multiple mechanical design projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business goals.
• Provide technical direction on product architecture, materials, and mechanical design to meet performance, cost, and manufacturability targets.
• Act as a liaison between the India design team and headquarters, ensuring alignment on requirements, reviews, and integration processes.
• Drive supplier and vendor relationships to ensure DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and oversee procurement processes for mechanical components.
• Ensure best-in-class engineering practices, design reviews, and documentation standards across all mechanical design activities.
  

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in mechanical or product design, including 23 years in a team lead or managerial role.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and motivate design teams while communicating complex technical concepts effectively.
• Deep expertise in DFM, tolerance stack analysis, and manufacturing processes for both metals and plastics.
• Strong proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred), engineering drawings, GD&T, and process capability analysis.
• Experience with system-level design tradeoffs, ensuring balance between performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Familiarity with CFD and FEA tools (Ansys, FloEFD preferred) ability to guide analyses and interpret results.
• Exceptional engineering fundamentals with a proven record of solving complex mechanical and system-level challenges.
• Proactive, self-driven, and able to lead teams with minimal supervision while maintaining focus on strategic objectives.
  

Nice To Have

• Experience designing optomechanical test fixtures.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis tools (JMP, Minitab, etc.).
• Experience managing relationships with contract manufacturers (CMs).
• Background in high-volume production industries such as consumer electronics, robotics, or medical devices.