Product Design & Development Engineer – Commercial Kegerator

Company: Hill Farm Organics Pvt. Ltd.

Location: Palampur, Himachal Pradesh / Hybrid / Project-Based

Project: Design & Prototype Development of Commercial Kombucha Kegerator

Scope of Work1.

Mechanical

Design

Review and optimize the existing architecture for:

overall dimensions and clearances keg loading/unloading keg coupler clearance

CO₂ cylinder access compressor/condenser packaging evaporator placement door construction magnetic gasket installation drip tray and drainage tap/tower mounting service accessibility castors/feet structural rigidity

- Refrigeration & Airflow Integration

Work with our refrigeration vendor to develop an effective cooling system capable of maintaining approximately 2–4°C beverage storage temperature under commercial operating conditions.

Particular attention is required for:

compact evaporator design condenser ventilation forced-air circulation return-air path elimination of hot/dead zones tower and tap-shank cooling condensate management thermal isolation of the compressor/CO₂ compartment A key challenge is achieving this within the shallow 18-inch cabinet depth.

- Design for Manufacturing

Develop the enclosure specifically for practical Indian fabrication methods, including:

SS sheet-metal construction laser cutting

CNC bending

TIG welding

PUF insulation commercially available hinges magnetic refrigerator gaskets gasket-retaining profiles removable service panels standard refrigeration components wherever possible The design should avoid unnecessary custom tooling for the initial production run.

4.

Prototype

Development





Support fabrication and assembly of the first working prototype.

This will include

coordinating with our sheet-metal fabricator coordinating with refrigeration technicians resolving fitment issues checking door sealing testing airflow testing temperature distribution testing tower temperature evaluating condensation evaluating serviceability implementing prototype revisions

Required Deliverables The final engineering package should include:

Complete 3D CAD assembly

Individual component models

Fully dimensioned fabrication drawings

CNC-ready DXF flat patterns

Sheet-metal folding/bending drawings

Exploded assembly drawing

Bill of Materials (BOM)

Bought-out component specifications

Refrigeration component layout

Airflow/duct/plenum drawings

CO₂ and beverage-line routing

Electrical component layout

Door, hinge and magnetic-gasket details

Assembly instructions

Prototype revision drawings

Final manufacturing-ready CAD package

All editable/source CAD files must be handed over to Hill Farm Organics at completion.

Preferred Experience

We would particularly like to hear from candidates with experience designing:





commercial refrigerators visi coolers under-counter chillers beer dispensers/kegerators vending machines beverage dispensers refrigerated cabinets commercial kitchen equipment

Experience with SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Inventor or equivalent parametric CAD software is required.

Knowledge of refrigeration engineering would be highly advantageous, although we can separately provide refrigeration engineering support.

What We Already Have

This is not a blank-sheet project.

We have already developed

product concept approximate dimensions internal architecture

3D concept renders airflow concept preliminary fabrication drawings preliminary CNC flat patterns refrigeration discussions and component requirements

These will be shared with the selected designer as the starting point.

Project Objective The immediate objective is to produce one fully functional commercial prototype.

Following successful testing, the design will be optimized for a small production run and potentially scaled into a standardized HORECA product.

We therefore want someone who thinks beyond making a CAD model and is interested in actually building, testing and engineering a manufacturable product.

When Applying

Please share

Relevant previous projects

Examples of sheet-metal/refrigerated product design

CAD portfolio

Software used

Experience taking products from CAD to fabrication

Expected project fee

Estimated development timeline

Your availability for prototype-stage coordination

Where possible, please specifically highlight experience with commercial refrigeration, beverage dispensing or sheet-metal product development.

📌 Product Design & Development Engineer – Commercial Kegerator (Palampur)
🏢 Hill Farm Organics
📍 Palampur