Sr Manager Process Engineering - Forged Machining Industry Job in Pune

Position: General Manager / Deputy General Manager / Senior Manager NPD, Process Engineering & Tool Room (Extended to Technical Business Development)

Location: Shirwal off Pune

Function: Engineering & Projects (NPD, Process Development, Tooling, Business Development)

Reporting To: CTO / Managing Director

Role Purpose

New Product Development (NPD), Process Design, Tool Room,

international business development,

Key Responsibilities

1. New Product Development & Program Management

• Drive

  end-to-end NPD

  for forged and machined automotive components (CV joints, flanges, shafts, housings, starter clutches, etc.).
• Lead

  APQP, DFMEA/PFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP,

  documentation.
• Develop process flow diagrams, layout plans, and critical path timelines to ensure

  on-time project delivery.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Design, Quality, Production, Procurement, Tool Room) to meet customer milestones.

• Process Design & Manufacturing Engineering

• • Develop

  hot, warm, and cold forging

  as well as machining processes.
• • Conduct

  forging simulations (QFORM/FFCAM)

  and implement

  DFM/DFV principles.

• • Define tooling standards, process capability indices (Cp/Cpk), and productivity norms.
• • Lead

  process optimization, cost reduction, and cycle time improvement

  initiatives.

Tool Room & Fixture Development

• Oversee the

  design and development of dies, tools, gauges, jigs and fixtures

  .
• Implement

  standardization and modularization

  of dies for cost and lead-time reduction.
• Manage tool-room operations including

  CNC, VMC, and CAM programming (UG-NX, SolidWorks).

Customer & Supplier Interface / Technical Business Development

domestic and international OEMs/Tier-1 customers

• Partner with customers R&D and sourcing teams to co-develop new programs and secure business.
• Coordinate with suppliers for raw material, heat treatment, and special process development.

technical support during audits, trials, and customer visits

• Provide support to eliminate chronic quality & productivity concerns.

Project Costing & Capex Planning

project feasibility, process costing

machine finalization, layout optimization, and capacity enhancement

budgeting and technology upgradation

Team Development & Systems Implementation

NPD, tooling, and process engineering

• Ensure to upgrade required skills in NPD team to deliver stringent customer requirements.

project management systems, daily reviews, and MIS reporting.

Lean / TPM initiatives

Candidate Profile

Education - Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Experience 15- 25 years in NPD, Process Design, and Tooling within forging/machining industries

Functional Expertise - Hot/Warm/Cold Forging, Machining, Tool Room, Simulation, and NPD Project Management

Software Skills - Unigraphics NX, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, QFORM/FFCAM, CAM, MS Office, MS Project

Certifications - Lean Six Sigma / Project Management / IATF Core Tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA)

Performance Metrics (KPIs)

• RFQ-to-SOP cycle-time reduction (%)

• First-time-right PPAP / APQP adherence (%)

• Project cost reduction (%) through process optimization
• OEE & process yield improvement (%)
• Tooling life enhancement (%)
• Customer audit & approval success rate (%)

Sowmya

Samvith Technologies

9844188855