high paying mechanical engineering jobs in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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At Barry-Wehmiller Companies, we believe business can be a powerful force for good. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, we are a global leader in manufacturing technology and services. Since our founding in 1885 as a maker of brewing machinery, we’ve grown through the acquisition of more than 80 companies, serving industries such as packaging, paper converting, sheeting, corrugating, engineering, and IT consulting. In 2016, we ranked No. 10 on the St. Louis Business Journal list of the city’s Top 150 Privately Held Companies.

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Job description:

• Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 15+ years of work experience, working independently in machine design & development and support in either redesigning (or) developing an existing design for a new requirement (or) developing a new design for the first time for a given requirement.
• Strong Experience in R&D, NPD, Automation projects is mandatory for this role.
• Experience in Paper machineries, Converting and/or discrete product machineries is required.
• Should have worked on engineering projects from start to finish - Defining the project scope, Preparing a DOU / Specification, Ideation, Concept development, Detailed design, Design verification, Design Reviews, FMEA, FEA, DFX, engineering drawing release.

Technical skills:

• Engineering: Engineering Mechanics with experience in both Statics and Dynamics, Strength of Materials, Engineering design from first principles, engineering calculations for design validation, FEA, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance, Stack-up analysis, Hydraulics, Pneumatics
• Materials: Knowledge of engineering materials and material selection for a given requirement, Knowledge of conventional and un-conventional manufacturing processes and associated tolerance.
• Parts selection: Experience in selection of OEM parts (bearings, sprockets, belts, etc.)
• Industry specific experience: Discrete machines / SPM / Machine Tool / Automation: Material Handling, Conveyor systems, Bulk Material handling, Industrial products
• CAD - should be able to create 3D models and associated 2D manufacturing drawings with GD&T. Adherence to CAD standards – ISO, DIN, ANSI, experience in MBD will be an added advantage. CAD tools – experience in using SolidWorks and all the modules. Experience in using more than one CAD tool will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to machine building, installation and commissioning will be an added advantage

Mandatory Skills:

• Product / machine design and development experience following industry best practices
• Engineering calculations, stack-up analysis, GD&T
• Good proficiency in using engineering tools/techniques such as VAVE, FMEA, FEA, DFX
• Selection of material, OEM parts
• Good understanding of Electricals & Controls used in any product / machine
• 3D CAD tool skills - SolidWorks (Must)
• Project and People Management
• Problem solving skills - thinking outside the box, creative solutions for solving problems
• Ability to work independently

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronics engineering with minimum of fifteen (15+) years of experience, with the last 10+ years in hands-on design and development.
• Experience in OEM’s preferable, with exposure to machine installation, Commissioning and troubleshooting field issues.

Travel:

• May need to travel up to 10% each year based on requirements.

Key Result Areas:

• Preparing a DOU from an overview provided, estimation of efforts and schedule, presenting the DOU, seek clarifications and agree on the SOW, efforts, and schedule
• Ability to study, understand existing machine function and the required changes, and initiate technical discussion with respective product managers
• Value creation and value addition
• Delivering error free manufacturing drawings with GD&T following ISO/DIN/ANSI standards
• Project Management, Project documentation, Team management

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹3,000,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Commuter assistance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

• What's your Total years of experience in machine design and development
• What's your experience in special purpose machine design?
• What's your relevant experience in using Solidworks? How do you rate yourself in a scale of 10?
• How good you are in Gd&T and Tolerance Stack-up analysis? How do you rate yourself in a scale of 10?
• Do you have experience in R&D and Automation projects? If yes how many projects you've done in R&D and in Automation?
• What's your notice period?
• Are you willing to relocate to Chennai?

Work Location: In person