Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Title : Mechanical Design Engineer (ECDA and MCAD)
Experience: 5-8+ Yrs
Location: Coimbatore
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced CAD Platform Engineer to serve as a technical SME for mechanical CAD (mCAD) and electrical CAD (eCAD) platforms integrated with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. The role will support CAD platform operations, enterprise onboarding, CAD-PLM integrations, deployment activities, and continuous improvement initiatives that enable the digital thread across R&D, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and IT in a regulated medical device environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as technical SME for mCAD and eCAD platforms integrated with enterprise PLM systems.
Support CAD platform administration, integrations, upgrades, troubleshooting, and operational stability.
Support CAD-PLM data structures, attributes, versioning, visualization, and Engineering Bill of Materials (EBOM) generation.
Support enterprise onboarding, deployments, migrations, and adoption of CAD and PLM capabilities.
Partner with engineering teams to establish compliant CAD workflows and engineering data governance practices.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), validation readiness, release activities, technical documentation, and end-user training.
Identify CAD capability gaps and recommend enhancements to improve engineering efficiency, design quality, data integrity, and reuse.
Provide technical guidance, standards, best practices, and lessons learned through the CAD Community of Practice (CoP).
Partner with Product Owners, Process Owners, and deployment teams to prioritize improvements and evaluate emerging CAD, PLM, visualization, automation, and digital-thread capabilities.
Key Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent demonstrated experience).
5–8+ years' experience supporting CAD tools, PLM systems, engineering applications, or engineering data management.
Hands-on experience with mCAD and/or eCAD platforms integrated with PLM systems.
Experience with enterprise PLM platforms (e.g., Windchill or similar).
Working knowledge of product development, part structures, configuration management, design control, and engineering data governance.
Experience supporting CAD integrations, user workflows, troubleshooting, UAT, documentation, and release activities.
Strong collaboration skills across R&D, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, Product Owners, and deployment teams.
Strong systems thinking, root-cause analysis, communication, and problem-solving skills in a global environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Creo/Creo View; SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Altium, or comparable CAD tools.
Experience supporting enterprise CAD deployments, migrations, onboarding, or platform upgrades.
Experience in MedTech or another regulated R&D environment.
Understanding of digital thread concepts and downstream manufacturing and quality processes.
Experience developing technical guidance, training, standards, or CAD governance practices.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

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