Competencies Anticipates and understands customer requirements, expectations, and needs. Championing Customer Needs Coordination Displaying Technical Expertise Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions Internal

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and oversee all quality aspects of transformer design, from concept evaluation to final design approval.
• Establish and enforce Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IEC/IS/IEEE standards, and customer specifications during the design stage.
• Review and validate design calculations, drawings, BOM’s and specifications to ensure accuracy, reliability, and safety.
• Work closely with Production, Supplier Quality, and After-Sales to integrate feedback into future designs and prevent recurring issues.
• Lead resolution of design-related customer complaints with RCA and effective CAPA implementation.
• Promote automation, digital simulation, and advanced modelling techniques for design validation.
• Enquiry support for order booking Project Execution Support
• Ensure timely release of manufacturing drawings and design documents.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality, SCM, Marketing, and Project Management teams.
• Support customer inspections, FAT, type tests, and technical discussions.
• Monitor project milestones and ensure adherence to delivery schedules. Team Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of design engineers.
• Review team performance and identify training requirements.
• Promote knowledge sharing, design standardization, and best practices.
• Manage resource allocation and workload planning.



Customer & Vendor Interaction
• Participate in technical clarifications during bidding and order execution.
• Provide technical support to customers and consultants.
• Coordinate with vendors for technical evaluation of bought-out items.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for field issues. Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Ensure compliance with ISO processes and design control procedures.
• Lead risk assessment and design reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Implement lessons learned from testing, manufacturing, and field feedback. Qualifications and Experience
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Education:
B.
Tech / M.tech in Electrical Engineering;
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Experience:
10–14 years in electrical with robust expertise in transformer design.
• Minimum 3-5 years in a leadership or team management role.
• Experience in design of transformers ranging from distribution transformers to EHV power transformers.
• Exposure to domestic and international customer requirements.
• Experience in cost optimization, design standardization, and new product development. Major Challenges
• Aligning design requirements with production feasibility and cost constraints.
• Preventing design-related failures and managing change control effectively.
• Integrating field/customer feedback into design improvements quickly.
• Building a robust design validation system to reduce prototype iterations. Decision-Making Authority
• Approve design validation protocols.
• Final authority on design quality documentation, signoffs, and design-related RCA.
• Escalate unresolved design conflicts or risks to the Design Head.

📌 Manager - Design (RRPL_JR_1043) (India)
🏢 RPG Group
📍 India