Job Summary The Senior Manager Engineering (Assemblies) will be responsible for leading aerospace assembly engineering activities across multiple programs. The role involves ownership of assembly industrialization, process planning, technical leadership, and customer coordination from bid stage to serial production.

Department: Engineering

Reporting To: Head of Engineering

Experience Required: 18-20 years of experience in Aerospace Assemblies

Education: B.Tech / BE / Diploma Mechanical Engineering (B.Tech preferred)

Industry Preference: Aerospace - Assembly Divisions

Responsibilities

- Lead assembly engineering activities for aerospace structures, panels, fuselage assemblies, and composite assemblies
- Drive assembly industrialization for current and ongoing aerospace programs from bid stage to serial production
- Act as technical authority for assembly lines covering builds, integrations, kits, and AOG deliveries
- Ensure robust assembly process definition, producibility analysis, work instructions, and technical instructions aligned with customer drawings and specifications
- Participate in customer meetings, reviews, audits, and issue-closure discussions
- Serve as the primary technical point of for customers on assembly-related queries, drawing clarifications, and non-conformance resolution
- Support business development and estimation activities by providing accurate engineering inputs, cycle times, tooling feasibility, and cost drivers




- Provide technical leadership in special processes such as cold working, hydraulic testing, composite assembly, and PPAP
- Lead preparation and validation of engineering data for global programs such as Dassault, Airbus, Boeing, Sikorsky, RUAG, PC-12, B737, Rafale, etc.
- Coordinate with suppliers for technical issue resolution, condition supply, and compliance with engineering requirements
- Ensure compliance with AS9100, customer standards, and internal QMS requirements
- Lead EBOM/MBOM preparation, maintenance, and configuration control aligned with engineering changes
- Drive RCCA, root-cause analysis, and preventive actions to improve assembly quality and first-pass yield
- Lead, mentor, and develop assembly engineering teams
- Coordinate closely with Program Management, Quality, Configuration, Planning, and Manufacturing teams for seamless execution

Technical & Functional Skills

- Aerospace Assembly: Panels, fuselage assemblies, composite & metallic structures
- Manufacturing Engineering: Process planning, tooling knowledge, producibility analysis
- Automation: Automatic Riveting Machines (ARM) - implementation & troubleshooting
- Quality & Compliance: AS9100 Rev D, PPAP, MRB, RCCA
- Configuration Management: EBOM / MBOM, engineering change management
- Lean Tools: Error prevention, root cause analysis, continuous improvement
- Design Interpretation: GD&T;, customer drawings, technical specifications
- Tools (basic working knowledge): CATIA, SolidWorks, LabVIEW (fundamentals)

📌 Senior Manager Industrialisation(Assembly) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Delight HR
📍 Bengaluru