Role purpose
The Senior Design Engineer is responsible for leading product design activities, ensuring that all product-specific requirements are clearly defined, implemented, and verified in alignment with design intent. The role includes ownership or delegated responsibility for design in compliance with Type Certificate Holder, OEM, and applicable regulatory standards. The incumbent brings deep technical expertise in product design, functionality, and operational use, and ensures that all engineering outputs meet required quality, safety, and performance standards.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Own and manage product-specific requirements, ensuring complete alignment with design intent and regulatory expectations.
- Hold design responsibility or delegated design authority in accordance with Type Certificate Holder, OEM, and organizational guidelines.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of product design, functionality, and in-service application.
- Define and establish design requirements, standards, and compliance frameworks for assigned products.
- Identify, define, and implement design verification and validation methods to ensure adherence to requirements.
- Review, analyse, and validate design outputs, ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory standards.
- Prepare and present technical summaries, engineering reports, and conclusions, supporting product compliance and certification.
- Approve product definition documents, including engineering drawings, specifications, and configuration data.
- Review and approve technical analysis reports, ensuring technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (manufacturing, quality, certification, and program management) to ensure successful product delivery.
- Support design reviews, audits, and certification processes, ensuring alignment with industry regulations and best practices
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of engineering design principles and product lifecycle management.
- Expertise in design verification, validation methods, and compliance processes.
- Ability to interpret and apply technical standards, regulatory requirements, and OEM guidelines.
- Proficiency in engineering tools (CAD/CAE, analysis tools, etc.).
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent technical documentation and reporting abilities.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in a cross-functional and globally distributed team environment.
- Familiarity with design assurance, certification, and compliance processes.
- Proven ability to lead design decisions and mentor junior engineers
Always ensure alignment with:
Understand product design intent & design risk management clearly
o Act as senior technical representative in all design gates reviews
o Provide technical rationale, safety justification and compliance evidence
o Point of contact to all decision concerning new/updated requirements
o Create preliminary verification plan
o Make sure structural integrity
o Prepare requirement documents. Document design verification.
o Prepare/update product failure and safety analysis
o Evaluate impact of proposed change and make decision
o Implement decided design changes in product definition
o Handle questions from Definition, Analysis (Aero, thermal & Solid mechanics) also from manufacturing Validate via analysis, testing, or field data correlation if any Rebalance the requirements with all stakeholders involved both internally and externally Compliance & Certification Accountability
Ensure compliance with:
o FAA / EASA regulations
o AS9100 and OEM standards
Support audits, certification reviews, and customer interactions Approves the product definition & all technical analysis reports
Participate in all the review gates. Connecting to program road map Participate in method reviews
Data-Driven Improvement & RCA
Involve in Brilliant Basics connecting to organization KPI.
Own couple of actions that adds huge value to the organization
- Lead Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) using:
- o 8D, DMAIC, A3, FMEA
- Identify and eliminate systemic issues Drive predictive quality and escape prevention
Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with:
o Design Engineers o Definition Engineers
o Stress / Solid Mechanics
o Aero & Thermal teams o Materials Engineering
o Manufacturing & Quality
o Suppliers & Repair Engineering
o Project and Program management
o Functional managers
o Chief engineers & Chief verification engineers
o Stakeholders from OEM Drive aligned, technically sound solutions Mentorship & Capability Development
Mentor junior engineers in:
o Design and definition activities
o Structural and thermal evaluations
o Engineering judgment Conduct technical reviews from product requirements perspective
Role Profile :
General:
Must possess a high level of engineering functional knowledge (typically Technical Excellence Framework level 4 or higher in an appropriate Area of Expertise) and experience across multiple disciplines to successfully manage/guide the project/programme technical team.
Must possess the highest level of technical project leadership as the role is accountable for the competing parameters of technical quality (Safety/Airworthiness) as well as project schedule.
Must possess the highest level of problem-solving skills in both technical and programme management disciplines to successfully manage the technical direction of the project and support the overall business objectives of the programme.
The role requires the highest level of interpersonal skills – see below for details of skills and personal attributes required.
Essential:
Bachelor or Master Degree in (Mechanical/ Aerospace) Engineering or equivalent working and thinking Level gained through experience.
At least 15+ years of relevant experience gained within an engineering discipline, ideally within an aerospace environment and in multi-disciplinary engineering project teams (Design, Aerodynamics, Aerothermal, Solid mechanics, all type of Analysis, Manufacturing & Industrialization).
At least 7+ years product development experience.
Knowledge of Airworthiness requirements from a DOA perspective Knowledge of classification of product and characteristics
This role shall be attached to the authorization application Extensive experience with Negotiation with external stakeholder regarding rebalancing requirements.
Also handling of the proposed requirements change Project & Program management knowledge, planning and organising skills based on recognised project management methods.
Solid approach/understanding to the delivery and tracking of engineering tasks.
Able to define challenging objectives and achieve them.
Identification of relevant risks assessed and mitigates as planned and documented in DFMEA Able to work with cross-functional Teams that will typically include (in addition to the Design Engineering Team) Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Commercial.
Procurement, Quality and Suppliers. Has excellent judgement in considering when escalation is appropriate.
Strong minded, convincing and committed, focussed on delivery, must be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Ability to clearly present data, reports and presentations to facilitate the decision-making process at all levels of the business.
Desirable:
Having worked in multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary teams in an international setting. System level knowledge Experience with developing and coaching people.
Ability to mentor and coach Engineers in the Delivery of their specific Task and supporting their professional Growth.
Personal Attributes:
Team Leadership: Has the Desire to lead others towards the Program & Business Goals. Lead by Example and ensures a safe Working Atmosphere for and within his Team.
Strong Communication Skills: Communicates clearly and pro-actively on Priorities, Expectations, Needs and Status.
Excellent Team Player: Able to work effectively with diverse Team Settings without Hierarchical Power of Command;
committed to Relationship Building with Colleagues and Customers.
Passion & Energy: Is passionate about creating Growth for the Company; having Energy, energizing others and making others energize themselves; showing a Desire to collectively reach Results. Hunger for continuous learning, personal Growth and Curiosity.
Execution: Delivers results day in and day out; relentlessly and consistently over a long period of Time; getting the Work done and the Plans executed; linking People’s Actions and Decisions to the right Priorities.
(Self) discipline: Gets the work done with Dedication, Rigor and Tenacity; meeting scheduled Commitments; follows through on Plans and Programs; delivers on Promises and Commitments.
Edge: Able to face Reality and to champion tough Decisions. Taking Initiative, has an Impact, dares to make Choices (even if not all Data is available or mature) and keeps an eye on the Ball.
Entrepreneurial Drive: Relentlessly driven to achieve results. Based on their insights in clients and markets, they spot opportunities and take risks to make things happen. They measure and monitor performance. They are willing to take risks, based on their conviction that this will move the business forward.
Strategic thinking: Focus on how to create future growth: they oversee the business context in which they operate and understand the real issues and developments. They develop plans and strategies covering all areas, focusing on achieving long-term goals. They build a vision on well tested assumptions and translate this into a plan that covers all areas and focuses on the strategic goal.
Empowering others: Invest time, money and energy in developing others. They are building the organisation’s future capabilities by coaching people. They empower others to grow by delegating fully and providing constructive feedback.
Pay: From ₹1.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
