Product Design Lead

Role overview

Product Design Lead at Cyient

Act as the primary technical contact for customer engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive concept development, detailed design, and engineering change implementation for material handling products.
• Review and approve design deliverables including 3D models, manufacturing drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable design standards, safety requirements, and customer specifications.
• Support product localization, cost optimization, value engineering, and design standardization initiatives.
• Lead technical reviews, root cause analysis, and problem-solving activities.
• Track project progress, and engineering KPIs.
• Support project estimation, planning, and customer reporting.
• Promote continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and best engineering practices within the team.
• Plan, allocate, and monitor engineering activities to ensure timely project execution.
• Required Skills & Competencies: 10+ years of strong experience in mechanical design and product development within the Material Handling, Heavy Equipment, Construction Equipment, or Industrial Machinery domains.
• Proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, or Inventor.
• Sound knowledge of welded structures, fabricated components, sheet metal, castings, hydraulics, and mechanical systems.
• Understanding of DFM/DFA, GD&T, engineering calculations, and structural design principles.
• Experience in engineering change management and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in customer-facing roles with global engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and team development capabilities.
• Problem-solving mindset with focus on quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering.

Preferred qualifications and skills

• Master's degree is desirable.
• Experience leading engineering teams in product development projects is preferred.

Employment details

• Location: Pune