Manager – Design & Drafting CoE

Location:
Bangalore, India

Experience:
10–15 years Employment Type: Full-time Work Arrangement: On-site Flex

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced engineering skilled to lead a centralized Design & Drafting Center of Excellence (CoE). The role requires a strong combination of hands-on engineering design and drafting expertise, operational management, and people leadership. The ideal candidate will have experience managing large engineering teams, overseeing drafting delivery operations, managing performance metrics, and ensuring quality, productivity, and timely execution across multiple engineering programs.

Key Responsibilities
1. Engineering Design & Drafting
• Provide technical oversight of engineering drawing and drafting deliverables.
• Maintain strong standards for engineering drawings, GD&T;, CAD, BOM structures, and drawing release processes.
• Ensure adherence to engineering quality standards and documentation practices. 2. People Management & Performance
• Lead and manage a team of 10+ engineering professionals.
• Own performance management, KPI reviews, appraisal cycles, employee development, and capability building.
• Manage workforce planning, team utilization, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
• Drive team productivity, accountability, and delivery excellence. 3. CoE Operations & Governance
• Lead and manage a centralized Drafting Center of Excellence supporting multiple engineering functions.
• Establish operational processes for work intake, capacity planning, resource allocation, and delivery tracking.
• Monitor KPIs related to productivity, quality, turnaround time, utilization, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Drive continuous improvement, process standardization, and operational efficiency.



4. Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and global stakeholders.
• Manage external engineering vendors and ensure quality, delivery, and performance compliance.
• Support budgeting, headcount planning, and resource forecasting. Mandatory Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 10–15 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Mandatory hands-on experience in engineering design and drafting.
• Mandatory people management experience, including managing a team of 10+ professionals.
• Experience handling employee appraisals, performance reviews, and team KPIs.
• Mandatory experience in a Center of Excellence (CoE) or a similar centralized engineering operations environment.
• Strong knowledge of CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T;, BOM structures, drafting standards, and PLM systems.
• Experience in engineering delivery operations, resource planning, and quality management. Preferred Industry Experience
• Semiconductor equipment
• Capital equipment
• Industrial machinery
• Industrial automation
• Complex mechanical and electromechanical engineering products Important Candidate Considerations
• Candidates must have both technical design/drafting expertise and people management experience.
• People management should include formal performance management responsibilities, such as appraisals and KPI reviews, rather than only project coordination or technical mentoring.
• Candidates should have managed teams of at least 10 people.
• Candidates with experience limited primarily to NPI/NPD, product development, or individual design execution without CoE operations and people management responsibilities will not be suitable.

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