Senior Hydraulic Design Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Design Leadership: Guide and support junior design engineers to ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of design outputs
• Design Review & Approval: Review, validate, and approve hydraulic cylinder designs, drawings, and calculations
• Customer-Focused Engineering: Understand customer applications and translate requirements into optimized design solutions balancing performance, quality, and cost
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Address technical queries from Production, Purchase, Quality, Sales, and customers to ensure smooth project execution
• Project Management: Manage multiple design projects, monitor milestones, and ensure adherence to committed timelines
• Design Optimization & Standardization: Drive continuous improvement initiatives, design optimization, and standard part development
• Documentation & BoM Control: Ensure accuracy and consistency of drawings, models, calculations, and Bills of Materials
• Issue Resolution: Analyze manufacturing, assembly, and field-related issues and implement root-cause-based design corrections

Compensation

• Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience and industry standards

Preferred candidate profile

• Qualification: BE / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or DME
• Experience: 6 to 12 years of hands-on design experience in the Hydraulic Cylinder / Hydraulics Engineering industry
• Industry Exposure: Experience in OEM-focused engineering and customized hydraulic solutions is preferred

Key Skills & Attributes

• Proficiency in SolidWorks and other relevant mechanical design tools
• Strong understanding of hydraulic systems, applications, and cylinder design
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and engineering judgment skills
• Clear verbal and written communication with the ability to explain technical concepts effectively