Mechanical Design Engineer, Prototyping
Zoox
Assembly
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Understand customer requirements and prepare machine proposals/quotations to provide optimal machine configurations and solutions
- Proposal engineering for Special Purpose Machines, deep hole drilling machines and special HMC/VMCs
- Create proposal machine layouts and component layouts in CAD
- Decide machining process, cutting tool selection, cycle time estimation and component accuracy analysis
- Define machine specifications and prepare price estimations and complete techno-commercial offers
- Visit customers for enquiries and technical discussions on machine proposals
- Provide techno-commercial support to field sales team for order procurement
- Capture market feedback for product up-gradation and facilitate development of new products
- Handle ISO related activities including scrutinizing purchase orders, issuing order acceptance, preparing Order Handover Document (OHD) and budget allotment
Requirements
- Engineering graduate in Mechanical / Industrial Production
- 15 to 20 years of experience in Sales Engineering / Proposal Engineering / Machine Design / Process Engineering
- Experience working on tooled-up SPMs, HMC, VMC proposals and application engineering for HMC & VMC tooled-up machines
- Good working knowledge on cutting tools, process engineering and metal cutting operations
- Process knowledge of machining components for industries like 2W/4W/Tractor/General Engineering/Aerospace/Die & Mold
- Ability to understand customer component drawings and machine/fixture/machine assembly drawings
- Good knowledge and understanding of machine sub systems/assemblies and machine accessories
- Ability to prepare component layouts, tooling layouts, fixture concepts and machine concept layouts for techno-commercial proposals
- Working knowledge of 2D-Autocad (mandatory) and 3D-Solidworks or equivalent (preferred)
- Understanding of customers' technical and techno-commercial needs
- Understanding of commercial terms for capital equipment and machinery
- Good communication skills (verbal & written)
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
