Head - Engineering - Mineral Processing/Material Handling Equipment/System

Head- Engineering

Location - Head Office, Kolkata

Experience - 20+ years of experience in mineral processing/material handling equipment/system engineering

Qualification - BE-Mechanical

The Head Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the engineering team of product vertical in the engineering department. This position will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that products meet the necessary technical, quality, and cost requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and manage the product engineering team, including providing technical guidance, performance management, and professional development opportunities

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, and external customers to define product requirements and develop project plans

- Lead the design and development of mechanical systems and components for products, including 3D modelling, prototyping, and testing

- Review mechanical analysis, including finite element analysis (FEA), tolerance analysis, and failure analysis, to evaluate and improve the performance of mechanical systems and components

- Develop and maintain engineering standards and processes related to mechanical design and analysis

- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to ensure that products can be manufactured efficiently and cost-effectively

- Participate in design reviews and provide recommendations on the suitability of mechanical systems and components for the intended application

- Generate reports and technical documents to communicate results of mechanical analysis to internal stakeholders and customers

- Collaborate with quality teams to ensure that products meet applicable industry standards and regulations

Requirements:

- Adequate exposure and experience in selection/vetting the selection of the equipment pertaining to any specific application.

- Strong knowledge of mechanical design principles, including 3D modelling, computation/review of shaft design, drive selection, bearing selection, gear pinion loading and the equipment load data against any specific application.

- Have the past experience in computing / vetting the computation pertaining to the mass moment of inertia of the equipment assembly referred to the connected motor shaft.

- Basic knowledge in the material and manufacturing methods of the parts would be appreciated.

- Experience with mechanical design software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks.

- Basic experience in stress modelling of the equipment parts when needed.

- Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to mechanical design and analysis

- Strong leadership and project management skills

- Proficiency in the MS office suite is a must.