To manage recent-product development activities from customer drawing receipt through process development, tooling validation, sample approval, PPAP and successful production handover, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, IATF 16949 requirements, quality standards, cost and delivery targets.

Essential competencies

- Knowledge of sheet metal manufacturing processes, dies, press tools, welding and fixtures.
- Understanding of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, PFD, Control Plan, MSA and SPC.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T.;
- Knowledge of dimensional inspection and problem-solving methods.
- Project planning, cross-functional coordination and customer communication.
- Understanding of engineering change management and production launch controls.
- Accountable for the complete development timeline and technical coordination

Key responsibilities include:
1. Reviewing customer drawings, specifications, material requirements, and manufacturing feasibility.
2. Planning and monitoring APQP activities, development timelines, and project milestones.
3. Coordinating the design, development, validation, and modification of dies, tools, fixtures, and gauges.
4. Coordinating prototype development, process trials, sample inspection,



and product validation.
5. Ensuring preparation and maintenance of applicable quality documents, including Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEA, Control Plans, work instructions, and PPAP documentation.
6. Coordinating dimensional inspection, process capability studies, MSA, and other validation activities, as applicable.
7. Monitoring engineering changes and ensuring appropriate review, validation, documentation, and customer approval, wherever required.
8. Ensuring production readiness, including tooling validation, process controls, documentation, and coordination of production handover.
9. Coordinating with Customer, Quality, Production, Purchase, Tool Room, and other relevant departments to resolve development-related issues.
10. Monitoring project performance against quality, cost, delivery, and development targets and initiating corrective actions where necessary.

Preferred candidate profile Any Technical degree/Diploma Candidate with sound knowledge of Sheet Metal New product Development with a minimum experience of atleast 8 years

Knowledge of 3D software like Solid edge

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