Job Description – Senior Design Engineer
Position: Senior Design Engineer – Packaging & Beverage Machinery
Industry: Industrial Automation / Packaging Machinery
Experience: 5–10+ years
Location: Chennai
Department: Design & Engineering
1. Machine Design & Development
Design and develop Automatic Jar Washing Machines, PET Bottle Blowing Machines, and Water Bottle Filling Machines.
Prepare complete mechanical designs, assemblies, and detailed manufacturing drawings.
Develop machine concepts based on customer requirements and production capacity.
Select suitable mechanisms, materials, components, motors, gearboxes, pumps, valves, and pneumatic systems.
2. CAD & Engineering Documentation
Create 3D models, assemblies, and 2D drawings using SolidWorks / AutoCAD or equivalent CAD software.
Prepare BOM, part drawings, fabrication drawings, and assembly drawings.
Maintain proper revision control and engineering documentation.
Review drawings for manufacturability, accuracy, and cost effectiveness.
3. Machine-Specific Design Expertise
Automatic Jar Washing: Bottle/jar handling, conveyor systems, washing mechanisms, spray systems, pumps, nozzles, and drainage arrangements.
PET Bottle Blowing: Preform handling, heating arrangements, mould mechanisms, pneumatic systems, and bottle transfer systems.
Water Bottle Filling: Bottle rinsing, filling, capping, conveyor, star-wheel, indexing, and bottle-handling mechanisms.
Understand machine integration with conveyors, labelling, packing, and other downstream equipment.
4. Engineering & Component Selection
Perform basic engineering calculations for shafts, bearings, chains, gears, belts, structures, pneumatic systems, and mechanisms.
Select standard components based on load, speed, capacity, and operating conditions.
Coordinate with electrical and automation engineers for sensors, actuators, PLC, HMI, and machine-control requirements.
5. Prototype & Machine Development
Develop prototypes and conduct design validation.
Identify design issues during assembly, testing, and machine trials.
Implement design modifications and engineering improvements.
Ensure machines achieve required speed, accuracy, reliability, safety, and performance.
6. Manufacturing & Assembly Support
Coordinate with fabrication, machining, assembly, and production teams.
Provide technical clarification for manufacturing and assembly issues.
Inspect critical components and assemblies against engineering drawings.
Support machine installation, commissioning, and trial runs.
7. Troubleshooting & Improvement
Analyze mechanical failures, vibration, alignment, leakage, bottle-jamming, and machine-performance issues.
Conduct root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
Improve existing machine designs for higher productivity, lower maintenance, and reduced manufacturing cost.
8. Project & Customer Support
Understand customer technical requirements and convert them into engineering specifications.
Coordinate with project, production, purchase, and service teams.
Support customer trials, FAT/SAT, installation, and commissioning when required.
Incorporate customer feedback and develop suitable design modifications.
9. Team Leadership
Guide and review the work of Design Engineers and Junior Design Engineers.
Allocate design activities and monitor engineering schedules.
Conduct design reviews and ensure adherence to company engineering standards.
Support development of standard machine designs and reusable engineering solutions.
10. Qualifications & Key Skills
B.E./B.Tech/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
5–10+ years of relevant experience in packaging, beverage, bottling, filling, washing, or PET machinery.
Strong knowledge of SolidWorks/AutoCAD and mechanical machine design.
Practical experience in machine development, manufacturing, assembly, and commissioning.
Knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, conveyor, rotary, indexing, and bottle-handling systems.
Good understanding of DFMA, GD&T, tolerance, material selection, and standard machine components.
Strong problem-solving, team coordination, and project execution skills.
Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
