Job Requirements
Job Description
Unique Job Role
Senior Engineer – R&D
Function
ISCM
Reporting to
Deputy Manager – R&D
Business
Watches-Hosur
Grade
L4
Date
15/05/2025
Job Details
This role focuses on end-to-end design and development of mechanical movement complications. The Senior Engineer is responsible for conceptualizing, simulating, prototyping, validating, and releasing technical data for complex movement designs. The role also supports reliability improvement initiatives, competitive benchmarking, and ensures manufacturability and standardization across new movement platforms.
External Interfaces
Internal Interfaces
- Swiss / External Vendors – Design, Reliability Testing, Assembly, Manufacturing.
- Brand / Design Excellence Centre / D&D / NPD
- Movement Manufacturing shops
- Assembly (Internal customer)
Job Requirements
Education
B.E (Mechanical Engineering)
Relevant Experience
Fresher
Behavioural Skills
- High creativity and problem-solving mindset
- Ability to work across cross-functional teams
- Detail-oriented with strong documentation habits
- Strong interest in horological innovations and competitive intelligence
Knowledge
- Engineering Drawings, GD&T, Stack-up Analysis
- DFM/DFA, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis
- Software: AutoCAD, Inventor, SAP, Excel, PowerPoint
Expected Process Contributions
Expected Process Contribution
Process Outcome
Performance Measure
Designing of High-End Mechanical complications
1. Designing High end mechanical complications, interacting with NPD / DEC / Brand to adhere to the new product requirement,
2. Use CAD and FEA tools for layouts and simulations
3. Create technical design documents
4. Propose new features and improvements
5. Support movement portfolio enhancement
- Innovative and functional movement complications
- Number of designs released
- % Alignment to NPD calendar,
Documentation
1. Release of Product drawings, profile charts and technical data
2. Maintain version control and documentation
3. Ensure release readiness for production
- Clear and updated technical documents
- Number of documents released
- Error % in the documents released,
Proto validation and DFM / DFA
1. Coordinate PoC prototyping and testing
2. Validate functions through proto
3. Incorporate feedback into final design
4. Incorporating Mfg. Shop feedback after Proto trials on product drawing for mass manufacturing
5. Conduct DFMEA sessions with relevant stakeholders
6. Identify and resolve design risks
7. Improve long-term reliability
8. Support manufacturing and assembly teams
9. Apply DFM/DFA principles
10. Solve design-related production issues
- Reliable and risk-proof designs
- Production-ready and easy-to-assemble designs
- Coordinate for POC manufacturing / Assembly
- Number of PoC trial iterations
- No. of DFMEA solutions initiated and implemented.
