Design Manager

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Concept Building

• Understand Client requirements from the enquiry
• Brainstorm with technical experts in the company to arrive at the design
• Make estimation for material, lead time and design
• Prepare drawing/drafting instructions

Drafting

• Draft GA drawing for customer approval (schematic, orthographic, or angle views to depict functional relationships of components, assemblies, systems, and machines) for clients
• Draft manufacturing drawings

Engineering Plan

• Create Item Codes
• Prepare BOM for the drawings
• Ensure that quantity and quality of each design component is accurately estimated to prepare Bill of Material (BOM) for procurement planning
• Share purchase requisition with Purchase team for long lead items
• Verify designs via engineering calculations viz CFD, Conval, FEM as per requirements
• Confirm equipment suitability for given design conditions and material of construction as per suitable engineering Codes

Design Implementation

• Visit plant to ensure production is as per design
• Ensure that designs are modified and revised to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems
• Coordinate with and consult with production to resolve design or other problems
• Highlight gaps
• Prepare reports