ZF is Hiring | Design Engineer |

Position – Mechanical Design Engineer
Company – ZF
Location – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Job description

Work at the forefront of automotive innovation with ZF, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Chennai, TN, IN, 631604

Req ID 40071 Chennai, India

TITLE: Mechanical Design Engineer – Steering

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF POSITION ON THE ORGANIZATION:

Pitman Arms/Steering Columns/Hydraulic Steering Gears/Hydraulic Pumps require support to maintain current product lines through Engineering Changes and new product releases for new customer applications.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support lead engineer in assessing customer & legal requirements, in the identification of gaps

and in translation into technical requirements

• Plan mechanical design tasks and support lead engineer in calculating development costs and

timing

• Develop product concepts according to technical requirements and field experience
• Evaluate different concepts (own, competitors, suppliers) to find the best cost option using DFA &

6sigma methods

• Consider design rules & standards, foster standardization
• Incorporate technical calculations and simulations as well as test results in the design
• Define materials and production processes for new components in alignment with experts
• Initiate and follow-up patent analysis’ and identify ideas for own patents.
• Create prototype documentation & plan prototypes
• Perform & maintain Design FMEA, risk assessment, define SC, CC
• Instruct supporting personnel (e.g. draftsman)
• Create and change series documentation, maintain serial devices with respect to cost
• Maintain product with respect to quality and field claims
• Propose design changes to reduce cost
• Create and change series documentation, (drawings, Test Instruction, DFMEA, etc)
• Support evaluation of product and tooling cost, follow-up cost targets
• Interface and communicate with S&P and suppliers, M&L, and other functions to ensure

simultaneous engineering for process and supplier development

• Prepare and participate in design reviews, share experience and knowledge
• Propose redesign ideas for cost reduction

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the area of Mechanical Design, preferably with an Automotive related company.
• Experience designing castings, machined parts, and complex assemblies.
• Knowledge in GD&T and complex tolerance stack-up analysis across multiple components.
• Extensive CREO 4.0 experience. Working knowledge in UG-NX. Windchill PLM and Work Group Manager Interface working knowledge preferred.

PROFILE:

• Degree in Engineering
• Good knowledge about WABCO products and system functions
• Knowledge of CAD & PLM systems
• Fluent in English
• Literate in FMEA systematic and tools

Be part of our ZF team as Mechanical Design Engineer and apply now!

Contact – Sakthivel Pandiaraj

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