Chassis Component Design

Creative Synergies; Pune District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Synergies is seeking an engineering design professional in Pune to lead chassis component development, including steel and aluminum wheels, tires, wheel bolts, and wheel assemblies. The role involves coordinating with SQE and suppliers to meet program quality gates and drive cost savings.

You will study packaging, serviceability, and cost implications while visiting supplier plants, reviewing samples, and aligning part specs with vehicle build plans.

Qualifications

• Develop durability and functional objectives for structural components.
• Visit supplier plants for process review and sample evaluation.
• Drive value optimization initiatives and cost savings targets.

Responsibilities

• Engineering design & development of chassis components (steel wheels, aluminum wheels, tires, wheel bolts, wheel & tire assembly).
• Create source packages and define durability/functional objectives for components.
• Coordinate with SQE and suppliers to resolve development challenges and meet KPI gates.
• Understand vehicle/sub-system objectives and assess packaging, serviceability and cost implications.
• Visit supplier plants for process reviews, witness T0 and VP samples, ensure specs meet requirements.
• Understand material properties and coating processes; resolve assembly build issues with teams.
• Support engineering tests and production builds with plant teams.
• Address field warranty issues with quality and service teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (materials, CAE, testing, product center) to achieve cost savings.

Skills

Chassis design

Durability testing

Supplier liaison

Cost optimization

Job description

• Engineering Design & Development of chassis Components (Steel Wheels, Aluminum wheels, Tires, Wheel Bolts, Wheel & Tire Assembly) Wheel cover & wheel center cap for current & new program.
• Creating Source package, develop durability and functional objectives for structural components. Supplier readiness evaluation, Technical review, Tool development and time plan review to meet program deliverables for Parts availability, DV, PV tests.
• Work closely with SQE and supplier for resolving part development challenges, ensure timely KPIs are met for program quality gates.
• Understand vehicle/sub system functional objectives, inter dependencies and study the packaging, serviceability and cost implications.
• Visit to supplier plants for process review, sample preparation, witness T0 and VP samples, testing, ensuring part spec and quality, support vehicle build time plan with cost and timing.
• Understand material properties, coating process, and process flow, and resolve any assembly build issues by working closely.
• Support all engineering test & production builds by working with plant team.
• Address component, assembly & vehicle Field Early Warranty issues with quality & service team.
• Working closely with cross functional teams like materials, CAE, testing, product center of competency, service, warranty and supplier quality. Drive value optimization initiative and meet target cost savings.

Develop new local suppliers to meet functional targets & cost. Competitive bench marking & innovation projects.