CAD Manager (Computer Aided Design Manager)

The CAD Manager will lead the CAD Design team, driving technical excellence, process standardization, team development, and manufacturable high-quality designs while improving productivity, reducing lead time, and supporting innovation. Candidates should have robust experience in CAD Design, Engineering, and Product Development with proven leadership; Jewelry Manufacturing experience is preferred, but other engineering and manufacturing backgrounds are also welcome.

? Location: Mumbai

? Experience: 8–15 Years (3–5 years of experience leading CAD teams)

? Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Design, Tool Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent. Diploma candidates with exceptional CAD management experience may also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

- Lead and mentor the CAD design team.
- Develop team capability through training and coaching.
- Conduct performance reviews and competency assessments.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement.

CAD & Product Development

- Review and approve CAD designs before release.
- Ensure designs meet customer specifications and manufacturing requirements.
- Develop and maintain CAD design standards.
- Standardize construction methods across product categories.
- Minimize customer revisions through robust design reviews.

Manufacturing Support

- Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Merchandising, Tool Room, Wax, Casting, Stone Setting, and Sampling teams.
- Ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability.
- Improve product strength while maintaining target metal weight.
- Reduce production issues arising from CAD design.

Process Improvement

- Develop SOPs, checklists, and design guidelines.
- Standardize prongs, seats, galleries, wall thicknesses, supports,



and assembly features.
- Create standard CAD libraries for commonly used components.
- Reduce design cycle time and rework.

Quality & Customer Focus

- Understand customer construction standards.
- Drive First-Time-Right CAD approvals.
- Support root cause analysis for customer complaints.
- Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Innovation

- Introduce new design methodologies.
- Recommend automation and CAD productivity improvements.
- Benchmark industry best practices.

Experience

- 8–15 years of experience in CAD Design and Product Development.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience leading a CAD team.
- Experience in Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Precision Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Consumer Products, Tool Design, or Jewelry Manufacturing.
- Jewelry industry experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Technical Skills

Must have

- Solid knowledge of 3D CAD software.
- Engineering drawing interpretation.
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
- GD&T; and dimensional tolerancing.
- Root Cause Analysis.
- Process standardization.
- Product lifecycle management.

Preferred:
- MatrixGold
- Rhino
- JewelCAD
- SolidWorks
- Creo
- Siemens NX
- AutoCAD

Preferred Competencies

- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent problem-solving ability.
- Leadership and people management.
- Good communication skills.
- Cross-functional collaboration.
- Customer-oriented mindset.
- Ability to drive process improvements.
- Data-driven decision making.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- First-pass CAD approval rate.
- Reduction in customer CAD revisions.
- Reduction in manufacturing defects attributable to CAD.
- CAD productivity (designs completed per designer).
- Reduction in development lead time.
- Reduction in metal weight without compromising strength.
- Team skill development.
- SOP implementation and compliance.
- Customer complaint reduction related to design.

📌 Computer Aided Design Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Kama Jewelry
📍 Mumbai