Application Engineer / TPL

Tenneco; Krishnagiri District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenneco in India seeks an Application Engineer to lead the technical coordination of projects, ensuring milestones are met within budget and time. You will collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers, driving design reviews, DFMEA, and customer-focused presentations.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical or auto-engineering background, 7+ years of delivery experience, and strong problem-solving and communication skills for global programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering or equivalent required.
• 7+ years of technical delivery experience with increasing responsibility.
• Proficient in APQP, DFMEA, and TVM activities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities within Ten PLUS programs.
• Gather and review high-level customer SOR; assess new requirements and products.
• Coordinate with internal and global teams and suppliers; support design reviews and DFMEA.
• Organize DFMEA reviews and lead design-related sign-offs and approvals.
• Present technical updates to customers and participate in customer meetings/audits.

Skills

Technical delivery

Communication

DFMEA

APQP

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Automobile Engineering

Tools

APQP procedures

DFMEA

TVM activities

Job description

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The Application Engineer takes the lead and is responsible for the coordination of the technical side of the project: monitors progress and evaluates the results of projects. Assured that work performed follows generally stated objectives and is completed on time and within budget. To collaborate with internal CFT team & customers assigned to meet the deliverables. The role demands communication and collaboration with multiple Internal teams, global teams, supplier partners and may require travelling to other locations based on initiative needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engineering activities execution within Ten PLUS programs.
• High Level Customer SOR gathering and review - Check for new requirements and/or new product for customer, specifications, characteristics.
• Review available customer lessons learnt and benchmarking reports.
• Request additional benchmarks.
• Design proposal creation for Screening.
• Organize Application DFMEA Reviews.
• Design creation kick off ECR (Engineering Change Request) creation and assignment.
• Design approvals, including GPDM approvals.
• Lead the DMR (Design Manufacturing Review) to come to a timely DMSO (Design Manufacturing Sign Off) sign off.
• Prepare and present Technical Presentations towards Customer.
• Attend technical customer meetings.
• Technical Escalation towards Project team and within the Regional Engineering organization.
• Gather Customer sign off for design, drawings, special characteristics and validation.
• Lead calibration session preparation and debriefing.
• Participate in the most important events of the project, like design validation parts build,off tool off process build, customer visits and audits.
• Keeps a matrix of designs through the project to ensure that general knowledge can bekept up to date (General)
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure own safetyand safety of others.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and other technical disciplines preferred, or equivalent work experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of technical delivery experience with the demonstrated track record of growingresponsibility
• Must know the APQP procedures & should have experience in Problem solving / DFMEA /TVM activities.