Design Engineer

About the company

AUBERT & DUVAL Engineering India is a new and growing subsidiary of Aubert & Duval of France, world leader in the manufacturing of closed die forging components for the aerospace and energy markets, located in the AEQUS SEZ, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. Our company provides engineering support to Aubert & Duval technical teams located worldwide, and also to SQUAD Forging India Pvt. Ltd., a Joint Venture between AEQUS and Aubert & Duval, located in Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

SQuAD specializes in aerospace engine and structural parts like; landing gear, braking system and other closed die forging components. SQuAD processes titanium, nickel base alloys as well as aluminum and steel. SQuAD works also with customers in automotive, power generation, and oil & gas markets to manufacture their critical parts.

Mission

Design engineer working primarily in Catia V5 to support engineering activities of manufacturing units of the group based in India and France. Participate to RFQs, new product development, design/modification of tools and continuous improvement. Maintain close interaction and obtain direct feedback from the customers and the manufacturing units. A background in engineering, strong working knowledge of Catia V5 and wide degree of creativity is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare parametric Catia V5 3D models and drawings following pre-defined guidelines.
• Build 3D models of forged parts from input models / surfaces / profiles by adding machining stock, draft angles, fillet and corner radii.
• Check data for accuracy / integrity; make repairs to achieve requirements for tangency, gap, and continuity.
• Tooling and fixture design for different manufacturing operations in the plant.
• Prepare detailed manufacturing drawings as required with necessary tolerances and annotations.
• Participate to RFQ study. Summarize customer inputs, define blank shapes and calculate input weight.
• Convert customer 2D drawings into 3D models to be used for forging process or as needed
• Handle data transfers to/from customers, vendors and internal network
• Prepare and handle different data and file types, e.g. IGES, STL, STP, DXF and Native CATIA Files.
• Clean up Catia parts / assemblies and prepare meshable models / input files for finite element forging simulation.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Engineering
• >3 years of Parametric CAD modeling experience
• A minimum of 3000 hours of parametric modeling experience on CATIA V5
• CATIA V5 experience should include the following workbenches: Part Design, Generative Shape Design, Assembly Design and Drafting
• Experience in Generative Structural Analysis is a plus
• Engineering design experience in one or more of the following areas - Forging or casting part design, Machining, Mechanical Systems
• Knowledge of and working experience with drafting, GD&T and detailing required
• Must possess excellent communication and time management skills
• Have experience in or capable to be trained to manage finite element simulation
• Working experience in Aerospace industry is a plus
• Knowledge of VB scripting is a plus
• Knowledge of French language is a plus