Senior Design Engineer – Sheet Metal Fabrication & Assembly
Location: Surat, Gujarat
Type: Full-time | Individual Contributor (with future team-building scope)
About the Role
As part of a larger Machinery Building company, we’ve a growing sheet metal and structural fabrication division in Surat. We work with steel pipes, sheet metal frames, and welded assemblies using laser cutting, turret punch, press brakes, bending, and welding. We want a sharp design engineer who can rethink how we design parts — to cut material waste, reduce process steps, and make our shop floor more efficient.
What You'll Do
- Redesign existing sheet metal parts and weldments using DFM (Design for Manufacturability) principles
- Reduce material consumption through nesting optimization, gauge rationalization, and smart blank design
- Eliminate or combine processes — fewer hits on turret punch, fewer weld joints, fewer bends
- Create and maintain 3D models and 2D drawings with GD&T
- Work closely with the shop floor to understand bottlenecks and translate them into design changes
- Build standard design guidelines and a part library for repeat components
- Evaluate and recommend tooling or fixture improvements
- As the business grows, help recruit and mentor junior designers
What We're Looking For
- 6–10 years of hands-on experience in sheet metal design and fabrication engineering
- Strong knowledge of laser cutting, turret punch, press brake, and welding processes
- Proficiency in any professional CAD software.
- Solid understanding of material grades, sheet metal tolerances, and weld joint design
- Experience in DFM, DFMA, or value engineering projects with measurable outcomes
- Ability to read and create detailed manufacturing drawings with GD&T
- Bonus: exposure to ERP/BOM management or costing
You're the Right Fit If You…
- Have actually walked a shop floor and understand what makes a design painful to manufacture
- Can look at a 10-part weldment and say "this can be done in 4"
- Take ownership — you don't wait to be told what to fix
- Can eventually build and lead a small design team
What We Offer
- Direct access to leadership and real decision-making authority
- Opportunity to shape design standards from scratch
- Competitive salary & perks based on experience
- Growth path to Head of Engineering as the team expands
Working at Alidhra Weavetech Group
Weavetech primarily works in the Machinery-building area of Textile Industry. Being a SME, the company provides excellent exposure to systems & processes across various departments.
Having a single large location with design, fabrication, machining, assembly & R&D capabilities, employees gain maximum exposure to the industry over a wide range of verticals. Many ex-employees with 10+ years of stints have gone onto take up leadership roles in the industry, including starting their own entrepreneurial journey.
We’ve a very close-knit team and appreciate achievements & deliveries over actual qualifications or worktimes. Flexible timings are not a problem as long as it does not discourage team work & synergy.
Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹1,300,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
