Job Requirements

Job Description

Unique Job Role

Senior Engineer – R&D

Function

ISCM

Reporting to

Deputy Manager – R&D

Business

Watches-Hosur

Grade

L4

Date

15/05/2025

Job Details

This role focuses on end-to-end design and development of mechanical movement complications. The Senior Engineer is responsible for conceptualizing, simulating, prototyping, validating, and releasing technical data for complex movement designs. The role also supports reliability improvement initiatives, competitive benchmarking, and ensures manufacturability and standardization across new movement platforms.

External Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

• Swiss / External Vendors – Design, Reliability Testing, Assembly, Manufacturing.

• 
  PED – Mechanical,
• Brand / Design Excellence Centre / D&D / NPD
• Movement Manufacturing shops
• Assembly (Internal customer)
• Sourcing
• Quality Function

Job Requirements

Education

B.E (Mechanical Engineering)

Relevant Experience

Fresher

Behavioural Skills

• High creativity and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation habits
• Strong interest in horological innovations and competitive intelligence

Knowledge

• Engineering Drawings, GD&T, Stack-up Analysis
• DFM/DFA, FMEA, Root Cause Analysis
• Software: AutoCAD, Inventor, SAP, Excel, PowerPoint

Expected Process Contributions

Expected Process Contribution

Process Outcome

Performance Measure

Designing of High-End Mechanical complications

1. Designing High end mechanical complications, interacting with NPD / DEC / Brand to adhere to the new product requirement,

2. Use CAD and FEA tools for layouts and simulations

3. Create technical design documents

4. Propose new features and improvements

5. Support movement portfolio enhancement

• Innovative and functional movement complications
• Number of designs released
• % Alignment to NPD calendar,
• No of New Concepts

Documentation

1. Release of Product drawings, profile charts and technical data

2. Maintain version control and documentation

3. Ensure release readiness for production

• Clear and updated technical documents

• 
  Number of documents released
• Error % in the documents released,

Proto validation and DFM / DFA

1. Coordinate PoC prototyping and testing

2. Validate functions through proto

3. Incorporate feedback into final design

4. Incorporating Mfg. Shop feedback after Proto trials on product drawing for mass manufacturing

5. Conduct DFMEA sessions with relevant stakeholders

6. Identify and resolve design risks

7. Improve long-term reliability

8. Support manufacturing and assembly teams

9. Apply DFM/DFA principles

10. Solve design-related production issues

• Reliable and risk-proof designs
• Production-ready and easy-to-assemble designs
• Coordinate for POC manufacturing / Assembly
• Number of PoC trial iterations
• No. of DFMEA solutions initiated and implemented.