Fire Door Design & Current Product Development Designer

Role & Responsibilities

- Fire Door & Fire-Rated Window Design: Design and develop fire-rated doors, fire-rated windows, door frames, glazing systems, hardware arrangements, and related fire-rated components.
- 2D Drafting & 3D Modeling: Create detailed manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, and production drawings for fire doors and fire-rated windows using AutoCAD and SolidWorks / Creo.
- New Product Development: Work on new fire door and fire-rated window product development, including concept development, prototype preparation, design modifications, product improvement, and production-ready design.
- Fire Door Construction & Detailing: Develop designs considering door leaf construction, frame profiles, insulation, fire-rated glazing, hinges, locks, panic hardware, seals, reinforcements, clearances, and other fire-door-specific requirements.
- Manufacturing & Fabrication Drawings: Prepare accurate fabrication drawings, assembly drawings, cutting details, BOMs, material specifications, and production documentation for manufacturing.
- Prototype Development: Coordinate with production and fabrication teams during prototype development, identify design/manufacturing issues, and implement practical design improvements.
- Testing & Product Improvement: Support fire door product testing, trial production, failure analysis, corrective actions, and continuous product improvement.
- Customization & Engineering Changes:



Modify existing fire door and window designs according to customer/project requirements while maintaining required product performance and manufacturing feasibility.
- Shop-Floor Coordination: Work closely with production, fabrication, quality, and testing teams to ensure that developed products can be manufactured accurately and consistently.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Qualification: Diploma or B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience. Candidates with more experience are welcome.
- Mandatory Industry Experience: Candidate's professional experience must be specifically from the Fire Door / Fire-Rated Door / Fire-Rated Window industry.
- Mandatory Design Experience: Experience should include Fire Door Design, Fire-Rated Window Design, Product Development, Manufacturing Drawings, or related fire-door product engineering activities.
- New Product Development: Candidates with hands-on experience in new fire door product development, prototype development, product modification, testing, and design improvement will be strongly preferred.
- Software Knowledge: Hands-on proficiency in AutoCAD and SolidWorks / Creo for 2D manufacturing drawings and 3D product modeling.
- Technical Knowledge:



Good understanding of fire door construction, door frames, insulation, fire-rated glazing, hardware, seals, hinges, locks, reinforcements, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, assembly, and manufacturing processes.
- Strict Industry Requirement: Candidates with experience only in general mechanical design, machine design, structural design, automotive design, sheet-metal products, cable trays, or other non-fire-door industries will NOT be considered.
- Experience Gap: Freshers and candidates with less than 1 year of relevant fire-door industry experience will not be considered.
- Location Preference: Candidates residing in/around Ambattur, Avadi, Korattur, Mogappair, Villivakkam, or candidates willing to relocate to Ambattur.

Perks and Benefits

- Accommodation Provided: Paid bachelor room / lodging facility provided near the factory premises.
- Specialized Product Development Exposure: Practical exposure to fire-rated door and window product development, including concept design, prototype development, manufacturing drawings, fabrication, assembly, testing, and product improvement.
- Hands-on Product Development: Opportunity to work directly on new fire door and fire-rated window products and gain deeper expertise in specialized fire-rated product engineering.
- Career Growth: Opportunity to develop a long-term career specifically in Fire Door & Fire-Rated Window Design and New Product Development.
- On-Time Salary: Fixed monthly payout 20,00030,000 / month, with performance-based career growth.

📌 Walk-in || Fire door Design Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Steelman Engineering
📍 Chennai