Senior Engineer - NPD
ELGI
4 - 7 years
Coimbatore
Posted: 18/06/2025
Job Description
Group Company: ELGI EQUIPMENTS LIMITED
Designation: ENGINEER-TECHNOLOGY (MECHANICAL)
Office Location: Trichy Road, Singanallur. Coimbatore (Domestic)
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Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare plan and schedule for product design and development activities including projects at various stages and across variants
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| Position: Product Development Engineer |
| Reporting to: Senior Product Development Engineer |
| No. of Direct Reports: Nil |
| No. of Indirect Reports: Nil |
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| Key Purpose of the Job : |
| The Product Development Engineer is responsible for designing new parts, subsystems and products. This includes research and development, design, improvement, problem solving, testing activities. Coordinating for concept development, feasibility studies, design validation and proto manufacturing activities is critical to the role holder. |
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| Educational Qualification / Experience required : |
| - Graduate in Engineering |
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| Key Responsibilities : |
| 1. Prepare plan and schedule for product design and development activities including projects at various stages and across variants |
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| Indicative Tasks |
| 1. Prepare plan and schedule for product design and development activities including projects at various stages and across variants |
| Collect inputs on project proposal and plan from Business Development (BD) (for example, inputs from Voice of Customers (VOC), new project proposals) |
| Study and analyze project proposal for design and development feasibility |
| Work along with project leads to develop detailed product development application objectives |
| Prepare concept document / drawing / 3 D model as appropriate based on project proposals |
| Collaborate with BD for validating project concept, make changes as appropriate to document / drawing based on inputs from BD |
| 2. Responsible for designing and developing components subsystems and compressor packages as per project plan and Elgi Product Development Process (EPDP) |
| Collate and document project proposal, plan and concept drawings / documents for approvals at various stages and from stakeholders |
| Ensure adherence to Elgi product development principles, systems and guidelines including Elgi Product Development Process (EPDP) |
| Create and maintain part designs and drawings using design tools including SolidWorks, AutoCad, Pro E, and others |
| Apply knowledge of best design practices, industry standards and governing body regulations during design process |
| Employ Design for Manufacturing / Design for Assembly / Design for Service (DFM / DFA / DFS) concepts during design process |
| Ensure product development quality by adhering to First Time Right (FTR) principle and error free designs while developing designs |
| Review and analyze design to ensure feasibility of product concept, make changes as appropriate |
| Prepare reports on status of project tasks and milestones for each project handled |
| Conduct design review meetings with superior to ensure product development meets design control requirements |
| Prepare detailed product specifications / design requirements and process flow maps |
| Conduct manufacturing feasibility study as per formats, update drawings as appropriate |
| 3. Coordinate for design validation with the respective expert functions across Elgi |
| Forward design and specifications to Subsystems & Experts team for simulation testing (for example, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, etc) |
| Incorporate changes recommended by expert functions (for example, E&E, SS&E) into the design, as appropriate |
| Coordinate for testing and validation of products and its applications, make improvements / changes to design based on results |
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