About this role
Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager - Battery & Component Design
Product Development – R&D
Function
Research & Development / Product Development
Experience
Minimum 8 years
Reporting To
Mandeep (AGM – NPD)
Location
Gagret R&D
Key Responsibilities
1. Product and Component Design
- Prepare battery layouts, assembly drawings, component drawings and detailed manufacturing drawings.
- Support Design and develop flooded tubular lead-acid batteries for inverter, solar, industrial and other deep-cycle applications.
- Design and optimize components such as containers, lids, terminal arrangements, handles, vent plugs, gauntlets, grids, spines, straps and associated parts.
- Develop accurate 2D drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD and Creo.
- Define critical dimensions, tolerances, materials and technical specifications.
- Maintain drawing accuracy, revision control and standardization across product families.
2. New Product Development
- Convert product requirement specifications into design concepts and engineering specifications.
- Conduct design calculations covering battery capacity, plate configuration, acid volume, component fitment, terminal arrangement, weight and dimensional compliance.
- Support prototype development, pilot builds and production trials.
- Coordinate with testing teams to prepare DVP&R and validation plans.
- Support design verification, validation and release through the company stage-gate NPD process.
- Ensure completion of design reviews, technical risk assessments and product-release documentation.
3. Design Analysis and Optimization
- Perform tolerance stack-up, fitment and interface analysis for battery components.
- Identify opportunities for weight reduction, material optimization, improved performance and cost reduction.
- Conduct Design FMEA and participate in Process FMEA reviews.
- Evaluate product failures and implement corrective design actions.
- Apply design-for-manufacturing, design-for-assembly and mistake-proofing principles.
- Support value-engineering and product-standardization initiatives.
4. Tooling and Supplier Development Support
- Prepare technical inputs for moulds, dies, fixtures and inspection gauges.
- Participate in mould trials, component trials and sample approval.
- Work with suppliers to resolve dimensional, material, fitment and manufacturing concerns.
- Support component qualification, pilot-lot evaluation and production approval.
5. Cross-Functional Coordination
- Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, Testing, Purchase, Marketing, Service and Supplier Development teams.
- Provide technical support during product industrialization and production ramp-up.
- Support investigation of field complaints and warranty failures related to product or component design.
- Provide technical inputs for product specifications, catalogues, manuals and regulatory submissions.
6. Documentation and Compliance
- Prepare and maintain drawings, specifications, bills of materials, engineering change notes and technical reports.
- Ensure proper document control and traceability of design changes.
- Support internal, customer and certification audits relating to product design and development.
- Follow applicable safety, quality and environmental management systems.
Educational Qualification
- B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- A diploma or advanced qualification in Tool and Die Making, CAD/CAM or Product Design will be an advantage.
Required Experience
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in product or component design.
- Practical experience in the design and development of flooded tubular lead-acid batteries is strongly preferred.
- Experience in plastic components, lead-alloy components, tooling, mould development and manufacturing drawings will be valuable.
- Exposure to battery manufacturing processes and new-product industrialization is required.
Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Creo and AutoCAD.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances and fitment analysis.
- Knowledge of flooded tubular lead-acid battery construction and performance.
- Understanding of plastic-component design, injection moulding, lead-alloy components and manufacturing processes.
- Working knowledge of DFMEA, DVP&R, design reviews and engineering-change management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Familiarity with PLM, ERP or drawing-management systems will be an advantage.
Behavioural Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Attention to detail and commitment to drawing accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple development projects simultaneously.
- Effective cross-functional and supplier coordination.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.