Job Title: Senior Design Manager — Sheet Metal (SolidWorks)
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: Minimum 15 years overall; 7+ years in leadership
Working Days- Monday-Saturday
Employment Type: Full time
Role summary
Lead the mechanical design organization focused on sheet‑metal products, driving concept-to-production delivery using SolidWorks. Own technical quality, team capability, process maturity (CAD/PDM/PLM), and cross-functional alignment to meet schedule, cost, and reliability targets. Balance hands-on design involvement with strategic leadership to scale product portfolios and manufacturing readiness.
Key accountabilities-
Team leadership and people management
Recruit, develop, retain, and scale a high-performing design team (mechanical engineers, CAD leads, drafters).
Establish transparent role descriptions, career ladders, KPIs, and individual development plans.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, succession planning, and calibration with HR and senior leadership.
Promote a culture of ownership, continuous learning, safety,



and cross-functional collaboration.
Technical ownership and hands-on design
Provide hands-on SolidWorks leadership for complex sheet‑metal parts and assemblies; create and review 3D models, flat patterns, BOMs, and manufacturing drawings.
Set and enforce CAD modeling standards, naming conventions, feature suppression strategies, and template libraries.
Approve final CAD deliverables for prototype release and production release; maintain as‑built documentation.
Product development lifecycle & project leadership
Drive design phases: conceptualization, feasibility, prototyping, verification, pilot production, and full-scale production.
Define design milestones, gate criteria, quality checkpoints, and deliverables (DFMEA, test plans, validation matrices).
Lead cross-functional Design Reviews (DRs) and Gate Reviews; present technical trade-offs and risk mitigation plans to stakeholders.
Manufacturability

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