Design Engineer

Design Engineer – Product Development
Company: Taark Electric Vehicles & Equipments Pvt Ltd | Location: Coimbatore (on-site, plant-based) | Reports to: Head - NPD / Founder & Director | Type: Full-time
About TAARK
TAARK designs and manufactures battery-operated in-campus material-handling vehicles (load carriers, tippers, forklifts, brick-transport EVs, customised application vehicles) and on-road L5 commercial EVs under the TAARK_GLADIA brand. Our customers are brick kilns, textile mills, cement, agro, poultry, institutions and hospitals — environments where reliability and serviceability decide whether a vehicle earns its keep.
Role summary
Own the design of TAARK vehicles and sub-systems from concept to production release. You will convert application requirements into manufacturable, serviceable, cost-optimised designs, integrate chassis, drivetrain, battery, controls and body into a working vehicle, and maintain design data and change control with discipline. This is a hands-on, shop-floor-connected role -not a drawing-office job.
Key responsibilities
1. Product development
Convert customer/application requirements into design specifications, concepts and detailed designs for new vehicles, variants and attachments.
Perform load, structural and basic FEA checks on chassis, frames, tipping mechanisms and mounts; define factors of safety and validate against test results.
Drive DFM/DFA, standardisation and modular design so variants share platforms, parts and tooling.
Own prototype builds with production and R&D; lead design validation, field-trial feedback and corrective redesign.
Cost every design: target cost, BOM cost tracking, value engineering.
2. 3D modelling
Build full vehicle and sub-assembly models (chassis, body, battery pack layout, cabin, hydraulics, wiring routing) with proper assembly structure, constraints and mass properties.
Maintain top-down skeleton models for platforms so variants derive cleanly.
Run interference, clearance, ergonomic and service-access checks in CAD before hardware is cut.
3. 2D engineering drawings
Release production-ready drawings: GD&T, tolerances, weld symbols, surface finish, material and heat-treatment callouts per IS/ISO standards.
Prepare fabrication, machining, sheet-metal (with flat patterns/bend tables), weldment and assembly drawings that a vendor can quote and build without phone calls.
Prepare BOMs, cut-lists and assembly sequence documents for production.
4. Product data management
Own part numbering, revision control, drawing register, BOM structure (EBOM → MBOM) and CAD data organisation.
Maintain a single source of truth for released designs; ensure traceability from drawing to vehicle serial number.
Set up and administer the PDM/vault system (or a disciplined file-based system until then).
5. Engineering change management
Run the ECR/ECN process end to end: impact assessment (cost, stock, tooling, vehicles in field, service parts), cross-functional sign-off, effectivity and cut-in planning, obsolescence handling.
Ensure every change is closed with updated drawings, BOM, SOPs and supplier notification — no informal changes on the floor.
Maintain change history and lessons-learned register.
6. Vehicle integration
Package and integrate motor, controller, battery pack, BMS, charger, wiring harness, hydraulics, braking, steering and body on the chassis with correct weight distribution, CG, ground clearance and thermal/cable-routing considerations.
Coordinate mechanical–electrical interfaces with the electrical/controls team; define mounting, connector and harness-routing standards.
Support homologation/certification documentation for L5 vehicles (ARAI/ICAT-related inputs) and safety compliance for in-campus vehicles.
Support production during first builds and resolve fitment/assembly issues at the line.
KPIs
New product/variant release on time against NPD plan
Drawing first-time-right rate (production/vendor queries per drawing release)
ECN turnaround time and closure rate
BOM accuracy and data-vault compliance
Design-related field failures and warranty cost per vehicle
Cost reduction delivered through VA/VE and standardisation
Requirements
B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering.
3–7 years in product design of vehicles, material-handling equipment, off-highway machinery or industrial equipment. EV / fabricated-structure experience strongly preferred.
Expert in SolidWorks (or Creo/CATIA/Inventor) — large assemblies, sheet metal, weldments, drawings. Working knowledge of AutoCAD and a PDM tool.
Sound grasp of GD&T, materials, welding, sheet-metal and machining processes; must be comfortable on the shop floor with fabricators.
Basic FEA (SolidWorks Simulation/ANSYS) and hydraulic/electrical schematic reading.
Experience with a structured ECN process and BOM management.
Working knowledge of CMVR/AIS standards for L5 is an advantage.
Ownership mindset: finishes what is started, documents properly, takes accountability for design outcomes in the field.
What we offer
Direct exposure to the founder and full ownership of products, not just drawings.
Opportunity to build TAARK’s design standards, PDM system and platform architecture from the ground up.
CTC: ₹2-3 LPA based on experience.
Apply: Send resume and portfolio (drawings/models you personally owned) to karthick@taark.in | Kalaivani@taark.in | HR contact: Ms. Kavipriya, 9384083557

Work arrangement
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