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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