Senior Engineer Mechanical

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Senior Engineer - Mechanical Engineering

To contribute to the mechanical design and development activities related to test tools, jigs and mechatronic /electromechanical packaging.

• Responsible for design, development activities, generation of associated manufacturing product data package or definition files and release in the configuration management tool

• Performs design analysis and simulation to address functional aspects, stability of mechanical systems, manufacturability, testability and maintainability

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Understands the needs of the customer and formalize the function description, architectural design and requirements.

• Perform concept review and design review (PDR, CDR)

• Identifies the key BOM and compliance with ROHS & REACH standards.

• Contributes to the hardware architectural design

• Performs CAD activities (Mechanical CAD) for machined parts, sheet metal parts, assemblies for assembly tools, fixtures etc.

• Analytical calculations and analysis for justification of requirement          

• Participates in integration activities and verification phases

• Contributes to the product data package generation and release dossier to Manufacturer.                        

• Ensures the Configuration Management of the HW design elements in repository.                       

• Contributes to the Change Management of the Hardware Solution.

• Contributes to co-engineering activities with the hardware, IVVQ and Systems Engineering team.

• Ability to include safety, ergonomics, maintenance, cost… topics in a design

• Ability to estimate the effort (duration, people/skills required) to perform a design office activity, build a planning and manage its progress

Skills Required

CAD tools

CATIA V5 (minimum 5 years)

• Must have rich experience in creating 3D models and 2D drawings and specifications for mechanical assemblies, sub-assemblies and components

• Must have an experience of 2D drawings for machining parts, fabrication, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) based on ISO GPS Standard.

• Must have experience with contents of Product Data Package (Bill of Material or Item List, Item, Documents, components, COTS, Find Number, Material & Processes Item, configuration management etc.)

• Should be able to generate sheet metal and machined product CAD models (Part & Assembly).

Engineering Fundamentals:

• Mechanical Engineering fundamental – Strength of materials, Design of machine elements

• Should have hands-on experience in computational analysis and simulation to address functional aspects, stability of mechanical systems

• GD&T and tolerance stack up

Manufacturing:

• Design For Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly, Design to cost, Design for testability, Design for maintainability, Value analysis and value engineering (VAVE)

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, like machining, sheet metal, surface treatments, painting processes, additive manufacturing for plastic and metals

Documentation:

Design justification, Test procedure, user and maintenance manual

Desirable

• Working experience in Defense, Aerospace industry is desirable.

• Knowledge of designing mechanical assembly tools, jigs, rack and cabinets, electronic enclosure design and packaging, thermal management.

• should have great problem-solving and decision-making skills, which makes you able to approach complex issues with curiosity and determination.

• should have the ability to multitask so you can handle several projects simultaneously and still meet the deadlines

Years of experience: 08 to 12 years of Industrial Experience

Educational Qualification: Graduate/ Master's Degree in Engineering in Mechanical

Certifications: CATIA, GD&T

Technologies and Programming Languages; Mechanical Structures, Tools and Fixtures, electronic packaging

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