Lead Engineer – Switchgear Product Engineering & PLM Data Transformation

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Project Delivery Team

Experience: 10-15

Lead Engineer – Switchgear Product Engineering & PLM Data Transformation

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

1. Switchgear Product Engineering

• Understand switchgear product architecture, components, assemblies and manufacturing requirements.
• Review existing switchgear products and identify engineering gaps, inconsistencies and opportunities for standardization.
• Provide engineering judgment on part design, interfaces, mounting arrangements and assembly structures.
• Review whether drawings contain sufficient information for manufacturing by a qualified supplier.
• Support resolution of complex engineering and design issues.

2. CAD & Drawing Engineering

• Lead the technical review of Autodesk Inventor CAD models and engineering drawings.
• Establish and enforce consistent CAD modeling practices.
• Review dimensions, GD&T, materials, finishes, tolerances and manufacturing definitions.
• Identify incorrect, incomplete or duplicate engineering data.
• Define rules for modeling, drafting and engineering documentation.
• Guide the execution team on complex CAD and drawing issues.

3. Product Architecture & Modularization

• Develop hierarchical product structures covering:
• Product → Assembly → Subassembly → Part
• Identify common and variant-specific components.
• Develop reusable product building blocks for different switchgear configurations.
• Rationalize existing assemblies to reduce duplication.
• Define engineering structures that can support future product configurator requirements.
• Review component interfaces and compatibility across product variants.

4. Engineering Standardization

• Develop and implement common engineering standards for:
  • CAD modeling
  • Drawing creation
  • GD&T
  • Dimensioning
  • Material specification
  • Surface finish
  • Naming and numbering
  • Revision control
  • Standard components
  • Fasteners
• Ensure the standards are practical and can be adopted by the customer’s engineering organization.

5. BOM & Engineering Data

• Review and restructure Engineering BOMs.
• Establish correct relationships between parts, drawings, assemblies and product structures.
• Identify duplicate, obsolete or incorrectly defined components.
• Standardize engineering part numbers and naming conventions.
• Ensure engineering data is complete and consistent across the product.

6. Fastener & Standard Component Management

• Review existing fastener usage and definitions.
• Establish standard fastener libraries and usage rules.
• Ensure standard and custom fasteners are properly defined within the engineering environment.
• Support standardization of commonly used mechanical components.

7. PLM Readiness

• Work with the customer’s PLM team to understand the required Windchill data structure and metadata.
• Ensure engineering data is cleansed and structured before migration.
• Review:
  • Part and document metadata
  • Revision/version information
  • CAD relationships
  • BOM structures
  • Naming and numbering
  • Required attributes
  • Product hierarchy
• Ensure the engineering dataset is suitable for controlled PLM migration.

8. Team Leadership

• Lead a team of approximately 3–5 engineers/designers.
• Allocate work based on technical complexity and engineer capability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring.
• Review critical engineering outputs before customer submission.
• Establish quality gates for the execution team.
• Monitor progress, quality and delivery against project milestones.
• Escalate technical risks and delivery issues early.

9. Customer Interaction

• Act as the primary technical interface with the customer’s engineering team.
• Participate in technical discussions and design reviews.
• Clarify engineering requirements.
• Present findings, recommendations and proposed solutions.
• Drive resolution of technical issues without depending on the customer for every engineering decision.
• Build confidence with customer engineering stakeholders.

Required Technical Experience

Essential

• 10+ years of experience in mechanical/product engineering.
• Strong experience with switchgear, electrical equipment, industrial products or closely related engineered products.
• Strong understanding of product assemblies and mechanical component design.
• Hands-on experience with Autodesk Inventor or a comparable 3D CAD system.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with Engineering BOM / EBOM structures.
• Experience in product standardization and engineering data management.
• Experience leading engineering teams or technical projects.
• Ability to independently make engineering decisions.