About the Role:

We are seeking a Design Manager to head the Design & Drafting department and own the technical heart of our automation business. This is a senior, hands-on engineering leadership role responsible for the concept, feasibility, quality, and manufacturability of every solution we propose and build from robotic assembly cells and special-purpose machines to high-speed assembly lines and end-of-line testers. You will set design standards, mentor the engineering team, anchor RFQ feasibility during pre-sales, and ensure clean, accurate, on-time release of designs into procurement and execution. In a market where conversion depends on getting cycle time, cost, and feasibility right the first time, this role is decisive to HHG’s competitiveness.

Job Summary:

To lead the Design & Drafting function across pre-sales and execution — developing conceptual designs, feasibility studies, and detailed engineering for automation and robotics systems — while building departmental capability, design standards, throughput, and a reusable engineering knowledge base that improves speed,



quality, and cost.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Department Leadership & People Management:

Head the Design & Drafting department; plan, allocate, and prioritize design workload across design engineers and draughtsmen against project milestones.

Set and govern design standards, design-review gates, calculation methods, and drawing/release quality checkpoints.

Own design throughput and on-time release of layouts, manufacturing drawings, and BOMs to Purchase and Projects.

Mentor and develop the team; build competency matrices, conduct design reviews, and drive continuous skill upgrades.

Build and maintain a design library, standard-component catalogue, and reusable templates to cut design lead time and improve consistency.

2. Pre-Sales & Solution Engineering:

Act as the senior technical authority supporting Sales and Business Development during customer engagements, RFQ feasibility, and

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