Gearbox Design & Casting Development

Role Summary

Own gearbox component and casting development from concept to production, with strong focus on housings, covers, raw castings, finished machining, drawings, tolerances, manufacturability, and supplier coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and modify gearbox components such as housings, covers, shafts, bearing arrangements, gear interfaces, mounting features, and sealing solutions.
• Develop cast-iron/aluminium housings and covers, including raw casting models, machining stock, draft, ribs, bosses, fillets, cores, and parting-line considerations.
• Prepare and review 3D models, raw casting and finished machining drawings, BOMs, specifications, and engineering changes.
• Apply GD&T, datums, fits, surface finish, machining allowances, and tolerance stack-up to protect bearing seats, shaft alignment, sealing, and assembly.
• Conduct DFM/DFA reviews and resolve casting, machining, assembly, testing, and production issues with foundries, suppliers, quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Support gearbox sizing/calculations, design reviews, prototype validation, localization, VA/VE, root-cause analysis, and start of production.

Must-Have Skills

• 5-10 years of mechanical design experience, with hands-on exposure to industrial gearboxes, geared motors, transmissions, mechanical power transmission, or heavy rotating equipment.
• Independent design/development experience in cast housings and covers, including raw casting and finished machined components.
• Practical knowledge of gearbox shafts, gears, bearings, housings, sealing, GD&T, tolerance calculations, and manufacturing drawings.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX/Unigraphics or similar 3D CAD; working exposure to KISSsoft or Romax is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with foundries, machining suppliers, global engineering, sourcing, quality, testing, and manufacturing teams.

Good to Have

Teamcenter/SAP • ISO/DIN standards • basic FEA • supplier development • localization • prototype/testing • production issue resolution • German language