Mechanical Engineer - Product

Responsibilities
RFQ Review & Technical Assessment
Review RFQs, drawings, specifications, BOMs, data packages, and customer standards to identify gaps and prepare structured clarification lists.
Assess product design maturity, manufacturability, technical risks, and proposal feasibility.
Mechanical Design Assurance
Own mechanical design assurance activities including 2D/3D CAD reviews and GD&T evaluations in accordance with ASME Y14.5 standards.
Perform worst-case and RSS tolerance stack-up analysis to validate manufacturability and assembly robustness.
Conduct structural, thermal, drop, and shock simulations to support product reliability and performance requirements.
Solution Development & Risk Management
Define technical solutions, basis of estimate, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
Identify design and manufacturing risks and provide evidence-based recommendations to support bid decisions and project execution.
Technical Proposal & Costing Support
Develop technical inputs for resource planning, equipment/tooling requirements, NRE estimates, CapEx assessments, lead-time evaluations, and implementation milestones.
Prepare technical justifications, compliance matrices, proposal narratives, costing models, and management approval documentation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Product Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Customer teams to ensure alignment on technical solutions.
Challenge unsupported assumptions and reconcile inconsistencies across engineering, process, test, quality, automation, and supply chain inputs.
Supplier & Customer Engagement
Support supplier technical evaluations, quotation reviews, and make-versus-buy analyses.
Participate in solution reviews, customer clarification meetings, Red Team reviews, and Gold Team reviews to ensure proposal readiness.
NPI & Volume Manufacturing Readiness
Drive design transfer activities into NPI and volume manufacturing.
Define acceptance criteria, validation plans, and key deliverables required for successful execution following bid award.
Governance & Continuous Improvement
Maintain controlled templates, lessons learned, engineering databases, and reusable estimation data for future programs.
Ensure compliance with Tata Electronics information security, confidentiality, quality, and document control requirements.
Essential Attributes
Strong expertise in mechanical design assurance, GD&T interpretation, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Experience conducting 2D/3D CAD reviews and validating designs against manufacturing and assembly requirements.
Proficiency in structural, thermal, drop, and shock simulation methodologies.
Solid understanding of DFM/DFx principles, design risk assessment, and product validation planning.
Experience managing product lifecycle processes including BOM management, engineering changes, configuration control, and release governance.
Proven experience supporting customer RFQs, technical proposals, NPI programs, or manufacturing industrialization projects within EMS or complex product environments.
Ability to identify technical risks and provide data-driven recommendations to support management decision-making.
Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work effectively with global customers and suppliers across multiple time zones.
Willingness to travel for customer workshops, supplier reviews, equipment trials, and program reviews as required.
Qualifications
B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, ECE, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or another discipline relevant to the role.
Postgraduate specialization in Mechanical Design, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,
Desired Experience Level
8-12 years of experience in Product Engineering, Mechanical Design, Design Assurance, Manufacturing Industrialization, NPI, or related engineering functions within EMS, Electronics Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Automotive, or other complex product manufacturing environments.

Work arrangement
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