Assistant General Manager – Design Engineering || Savli - Vadodara (Guj.)

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: India

Reporting To: Anoop Agarwal

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the complete design and engineering activities for :Submersible pumps, Submersible motors, Water-filled motors, Oil-filled motors, Pump-motor assemblies, Hydraulic components, Mechanical components, Electrical components,  Motor winding and electromagnetic systems, Sealing and bearing systems, Cable entry and protection systems, Thrust and radial bearing arrangements
• Develop new products based on: Market requirements, Customer specifications, Application requirements, Competitor benchmarking, Cost targets, Performance requirements
• Review and approve engineering designs, drawings, calculations and technical specifications.
• Establish design methodologies and engineering standards for various product families.
• Ensure proper configuration management of products, drawings, BOMs and engineering changes.
• Develop modular and standardized product platforms to reduce engineering lead time and manufacturing complexity.

• Evaluate feasibility of new product concepts.
• Prepare product specifications and design inputs.
• Develop preliminary designs and engineering concepts.
• Coordinate prototype development.
• Establish design validation and verification plans.
• Conduct design reviews at appropriate stages.
• Coordinate laboratory and field testing.
• Analyze prototype performance and implement design modifications.
• Ensure successful product industrialization.
• Prepare final engineering documentation before product launch.

• Pump hydraulic selection and sizing.
• Impeller design and optimization.
• Diffuser/bowl design.
• Stage configuration.
• Hydraulic passage design.
• Pump head and discharge calculations.
• Efficiency optimization.
• NPSH considerations where applicable.
• Pump operating range analysis.
• Performance curve development.
• BEP optimization.
• Hydraulic balancing.
• CFD-based hydraulic analysis, where applicable.
• Evaluation of pump performance against customer duty requirements.
• Improvement of hydraulic efficiency and reduction of energy consumption

• Lead electrical and mechanical design of: Water-filled motors, Oil-filled motors, High efficiency motors, Permanent magnet and advanced motor technologies
• Develop: Stator and rotor designs, Winding specifications, Thermal management systems, Insulation systems, bearing arrangements, Improve motor efficiency, reliability, and operating life, Support development of IE3/IE4 energy-efficient motor platforms.

• Review designs for manufacturability.
• Reduce unnecessary machining operations.
• Optimize component tolerances.
• Reduce assembly complexity.
• Improve component interchangeability.
• Standardize components.
• Reduce number of unique parts.
• Identify opportunities for automation.
• Improve assembly ergonomics.
• Develop poka-yoke solutions.
• Optimize manufacturing processes through design changes.
• Ensure design tolerances are realistic and process-capable.

• Material optimization.
• Component standardization.
• Reduction of material weight.
• Copper reduction.
• Casting optimization.
• Machining optimization.
• Sheet-metal optimization.
• Bearing optimization.
• Seal optimization.
• Alternate material development.
• Local supplier development.
• Alternate component qualification.
• Design simplification.
• Reduction of BOM complexity.
• Design-to-cost initiatives.

• Prototype testing.
• Performance testing.
• Endurance testing.
• Reliability testing.
• Thermal testing.
• Hydraulic performance testing.
• Motor performance testing.
• Insulation resistance testing.
• High-voltage testing.
• No-load/load testing.
• Overload testing.
• Locked-rotor testing where applicable.
• Starting performance testing.
• Vibration and noise testing.
• Mechanical seal testing.
• Bearing endurance testing.
• Environmental testing.
• Field validation.

• Identify potential design failure modes.
• Evaluate severity, occurrence and detection.
• Define preventive controls.
• Define design verification requirements.
• Implement corrective actions.
• Review DFMEA after field failures and engineering changes.
• Maintain design risk registers.
• Work closely with Quality, Manufacturing and Supplier Quality teams on PFMEA/design-risk alignment.

• Review Engineering Change Requests.
• Evaluate technical impact.
• Assess cost implications.
• Assess impact on inventory and existing production.
• Evaluate customer impact.
• Review tooling implications.
• Coordinate prototype validation.
• Obtain required approvals.
• Release revised drawings/BOMs.
• Ensure effective implementation on the shop floor.
• Maintain engineering change history. 

• BIS standards
• IS standards
• IEC standards
• ISO requirements
• Relevant pump and motor standards
• Customer-specific specifications
• Applicable energy-efficiency requirements
• Product certification requirements

• Analyze product failures using:

•  Lead corrective and preventive action programs.
• Improve product reliability through design enhancements.
• Support warranty reduction initiatives.

• Lead and mentor Design Engineers, Product Development Engineers, CAD Engineers, and Testing Engineers.
• Establish a high-performance engineering culture.
• Conduct performance reviews and development planning.
• Build engineering capability through training and coaching.
• Ensure succession planning for critical engineering positions.

• Work closely with Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Quality to:
• Develop new suppliers.
• Evaluate alternate materials/components.
• Approve engineering samples.
• Conduct supplier technical evaluations.
• Review supplier drawings.
• Establish component specifications.
• Validate alternate materials.
• Support localization.
• Reduce dependency on single-source components.
• Improve supplier component quality.

• Develop annual engineering objectives and budgets.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote safety, quality, and innovation culture.
• Support strategic growth initiatives.
• Participate in management review meetings and business planning activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Communication and problem-solving
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with: Submersible Pumps and Motors, Booster Pumps, Dewatering Pumps, Slurry Pumps. Hydropneumatic Systems
• Strong leadership and interpersonal communication.
• Strategic thinking and customer-centric mindset.

• SolidWorks
• Creo
• AutoCAD
• CATIA
• Autodesk Inventor

• ANSYS
• CFD Software
• Motor Design Software
• FEA Analysis Tools

• Pump hydraulics
• Electrical motor design
• GD&T
• DFMEA/PFMEA
• APQP
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

• B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, or Production Engineering.
• 15-20 years of experience in pump and motor design engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role.
• Proven experience in submersible pump and motor manufacturing industry.
• Experience in new product development and commercialization.
• Exposure to global markets and international standards preferred.