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Able to initiate engineering change orders and understands how to implement design changes within a configuration-controlled environment\n\"\nResponsible for the design activities of connectors, accessories, cables and conduit assemblies.\nLead projects and ativities indendently without followups, raises concerns in time and have ablity to drive a cross functional team towards a common goal.\nEnsure the successful completion of the assigned projects within the budget time and cost constraints\nVerify completed drawings, reports, and change orders for completeness and conformity to standards, procedures and specifications. Verify accuracy of calculations, dimensioning and tolerancing\nManages design history folders, generating Engineering Change Orders to start the release process of technical data.\nParticipates in design reviews, innovation summits, and design bursts\nSupports product sustaining activities to improve manufacturability or to manage obsolescence through drawing changes.\nUtilize DFSS concepts / tools such as PDSC, P-Diagram, DFMEA, Risk Management & DVPR for new product development &/or existing product improvements\nCreation of 3D models, drawings, reports, ECRs/ECOs and BOMs, Tooling designs, Test fixture designs, Test plans and Test reports for new product designs and modification of existing drawings and models. Coordinate design reviews through release process\nSustains process for design standards and procedures governing product design methods, documents and data control for the associated business group\nDrives PRO-Launch execution for NPI programs with work package approvals, engineering management plan and attaining all engineering deliverables per activity matrix\"\nQualifications:\nB.E/B.Tech or ME/M.tech\nMechanical or related engineering area with 8-10 years of experience (BE/B.Tech) or 6-8 years (ME/M.tech) in design and development of connectors, cables and accessories.\nSkills:\nRelevant exposure to manufacturing of connectors, contacts, wires and cables will be added advantage\n\"\nWorking knowledge of mechanical design principles\nStrong product design ability (Both new product & product modification)\nExperience using Solidworks for modeling and drafting in accordance with ASME Y14.100 and GD&T per ANSI Y14.5M-1982 or newer.\nInnovative mechanical design skills including but 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