Login Sign Up

Design Engineering Manager

Southco, Inc.

5 - 10 years

Pune City

Posted: 28/04/2026

Getting a referral is 5x more effective than applying directly

Job Description

About the Role


The Manager Design position is a key role responsible for overseeing the design and development of plastic and metal products, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and project specifications.



Responsibilities


  • Concept development, 3D & 2D maturation as per project requirement
  • Customer interaction to understand the requirements
  • Packaging studies of standard Southco products in customer application
  • Close co-ordination with NPD team / Prototype analysis / root cause analysis
  • Automotive industry knowledge preferred
  • Awareness of Managerial activities related to Performance analysis / skill matrix / Monthly & quarterly reports / Task alignments & execution
  • Good experience in team management & Onsite-offshore coordination
  • Experience in Tactical planning, Maintain and execute open issue list (OIL), Design reviews
  • Excellent communication, time management skill and decision-making capability
  • Close working with Suppliers / customer / NPD & Quality departments
  • Strong CAD design knowledge of CATIA v5 & NX12
  • Design reviews using the CATIA v5 & NX12
  • Experience in Plastic / foam / Metal part design and development
  • Experience in Product lifecycle from RFQ Launch Production
  • Practical work experience in root cause analysis & Creative Problem Solving
  • Excellent understanding of Product lifecycle management from scratch to production release
  • Innovative thinking ability to develop new concepts in the regular work scope
  • Sound knowledge of change management system in PLM tool like Teamcenter & Enovia VPM
  • Experience in creation of manufacturing drawings and good knowledge of GD&T


Qualification & Experience


  • B.E/ B.Tech
  • Experience-range (Years): 14 Years +


Location: Viman Nagar, Pune


Required Skills


  • Plastic product design
  • Sheet metal product design
  • Plastic & Metal manufacturing process knowledge
  • DFM/A, DFMEA, Tolerance analysis / stack-up
  • Engineering Material knowledge

Services you might be interested in

Improve Your Resume Today

Boost your chances with professional resume services!

Get expert-reviewed, ATS-optimized resumes tailored for your experience level. Start your journey now.