Technical Lead - Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Bangalore Indraprastha India

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land sea and air. From early warning to threat neutralisation our platforms cover all levels from very shortrange systems to extended protection across the entire battlespace including Airspace Mobility Solutions Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence Optronics and Radar.

Present in India since 1953 Thales is headquartered in Noida Uttar Pradesh and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru Delhi Gurugram Hyderabad Mumbai Pune among others. Over 1800 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning Thales has been playing an essential role in Indias growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence Transport Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

Technical Lead ElectroMechanical Design Engineer

Thales India Engineering Competency Center is seeking a Lead Mechanical engineer to be part of its Hardware engineering team. In this role you will be responsible for the Mechanical design and associated engineering activities of various Thales Test Bench products and accessories catering to high performance Optronics products compliant to the customer requirements and applicable industry standards (MIL810 DO160 etc..).

Qualification & Experience:

• BE / B. Tech in Mechanical engineering with minimum 8 or 10 years of relevant experience.
• Working experience in Defense systems design is an added advantage. Experience in Automotive / Aerospace / Telecommunications is acceptable.

Competency / Skill:

• Hands on experience: Successfully executed at least one project and currently working or worked within last 2 months in the relevant area.
• Knowledge: Exposed to the topic and has a Good understanding of it and its applicability in design. Should have referred the data in the current project or in a project with in last 6 months.

Hands on experience in the following

• Requirements management (definition/analysis/finalization) for Test bench / Test equipment systems
• Mechanical architecture definition of 19 Rack systems and Rack mounted equipments.
• Electronics packaging design: Sheet metal and machined type. PCBA Mechanical definition.
• Materials and finish process selection for metallic structures.
• COTS (Commercial off the shelf components) selection: Example Rack system and accessories Fasteners Connector Seal / gasket Adhesive Thermal interface material (TIM) Fan Dampers Etc.
• Implementing DFM (Design for Manufacturing) DFA (Design for assembly) Design for EMI / EMC and Design for environmental requirements.
• Tolerance stack up analysis ISO GPS / ANSI 14.1
• Thermal calculations (One dimensional heat transfer) for electronics design Fan calculations (CFM)
• CAD Tool : CREO (For 3D CAD design and 2D CAD drafting)

Knowledge in the following

• MIL810 and / or DO160 Environmental conditions and test procedures.
• EMI / EMC concepts in the mechanical design of electronic equipments.
• IPC or equivalent standards relevant to PCB / CCA design.
• Machining (Traditional and / or specialized) and sheet metal fabrication
• Aluminium steel alloys used in electronic enclosure and associated accessories design
• REACH & RoHS material compliance.
• Thermal / Structural / Vibration / Shock analysis requirements
• Configuration management of design data (Engineering change request Document revisions part numbering etc.).

Responsibilities

• The candidate shall own and successfully execute on time the listed (not limited to) mechanical engineering and allied activities.
• Collaborate (Local and Global) with multidisciplinary teams (Electronics Reliability Industrialization Manufacturing Project management Quality Etc.) to design qualify and realize the product. Derive and manage mechanical activities estimation and schedule for the project. Manage mechanical requirements. Define Mechanical architecture design and develop mechanical systems / subsystems compliant to the requirement specifications. Comply with applicable organization specific product design and development processes. Select suitable Material and finish process and COTS (Commercial off the shelf components) items. Ensure compliance to the following
• DFM (Design for Manufacturing)
• DFA (Design for assembly)
• Design for Environmental considerations (Vibration shock Fluids susceptibility Temperature conditions Altitude / pressure Water proofness Corrosion etc.)
• Design for EMI (Electromagnetic interference) / EMC (Electromagnetic compatibility) considerations
• Generate and manage the following design data for applicable product configurations.
• 3D CAD data.
• 2D CAD manufacturing drawings.
• Product BOM (Bill of Material).
• Configuration management of design data (ECO PR Etc.) Perform following mechanical analysis as required.
• Weight analysis
• Tolerance analysis
• Material compliance analysis (REACH / RoHS)
• Perform following engineering justification as required to verify the design.
• Thermal calculations (One dimensional heat transfer calculation CFM calculation)
• Structural calculations (Example: Simple beam bending weld strength etc.)
• Collaborate with Analysis engineer for various softwarebased analysis (Thermal / Structural / Vibration / shock etc.) of the design.
• Supply necessary design data and boundary conditions to perform analysis
• Involve in technical discussion to validate the analysis results.
• Contribute to necessary project reviews (PDR: preliminary design review CDR: Critical design review etc.) Collaborate with external partners (Component suppliers Test laboratories other service providers Etc.) for successful design analysis testing (Qualification) and Manufacturing. Implement appropriate design data management practices.
• Contribute to necessary process definition and continuous process improvement.

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