Function/Dept

Design

Reporting Manager

Manager - Designs

Reviewing Manager

Head - ARC

Direct Reports - Positions

Director

Role Objectives

The CAD QC is responsible for reviewing, validating, and auditing CAD designs for gold jewellery to ensure accuracy, manufacturability, cost efficiency, weight optimization and compliance with company design standards.

The role focuses on identifying design gaps, technical inconsistencies, stone-setting risks, casting challenges, and production feasibility issues before designs are released to manufacturing.

Role Responsibilities

- CAD Design Audit & Validation

- Review all CAD files before approval for production.

- Verify dimensions, tolerances, prong thickness, wall thickness, and structural stability.

- Ensure proper gold weight estimation and optimization.

- Audit STL files for errors prior to 3D printing / casting.

- Validate stone seat accuracy and setting feasibility.

- Manufacturability & Production Alignment

- Identify casting risks such as:

- Air traps

- Shrinkage zones

- Weak joints

- Over-thin sections

- Ensure designs comply with:

- Casting standards

- Polishing feasibility

- Assembly practicality

- Recommend modifications to reduce rejection and rework rates.

- Cost & Weight Optimization

- Evaluate gold usage efficiency.

- Suggest structural redesign for weight reduction without compromising durability.





- Align designs with target costing and margin expectations.

- Highlight high-risk high-loss designs.

- Gap Identification & Design Improvement

- Identify recurring design errors and create corrective guidelines.

- Recommend design improvements for:

- Better strength

- Stone security

- Ease of finishing

- Reduced breakage during production

- Develop internal CAD audit checklist & SOP.

- Quality & Compliance

- Ensure designs meet hallmarking and karat standards.

- Maintain documentation of approved / rejected CAD files.

- Track and report rejection trends linked to design flaws.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives.

- Technical Governance

- Maintain version control of CAD files.

- Create standard design templates and libraries.

- Conduct periodic training sessions for CAD designers.

- Benchmark designs against market standards.

Minimum Qualification

Diploma in Jewellery Design / CAD Designing

Desired Qualification

Degree in Jewellery Design / CAD Designing

Experience

5+ years’ experience in Gold Jewellery CAD Designing

Mandatory Skills

Proficiency in Rhino, Matrix / Matrix Gold, Jewel CAD,ZBrush (preferred)

Robust understanding of Casting processes, Gold behaviour during production, Manufacturing tolerances, Knowledge of STL error correction

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹50,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Cad Designer Quality Check (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Ar Gold Private
📍 Navi Mumbai