Design - Frame & Safety Attachments

Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC in India leads design for heavy-duty chassis safety components, ensuring compliance and modularity across platforms. The role focuses on creating robust, manufacturable solutions with strong collaboration across global teams.

The engineer will develop 3D CAD models, perform structural analyses, and support homologation, testing, and production launches while driving ongoing cost and weight optimizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering or Automobile.
• 3–10 years of heavy-duty chassis design experience.
• Knowledge of UNECE R58 & R73 regulations.
• RUPD/SUPD design experience and recovery hardware.
• Proficiency in FEA, fatigue and durability engineering.
• Experience with welded and bolted joints; high-strength steel applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop heavy-duty chassis safety components and frame attachments.
• Create 3D CAD models, BOMs, and engineering drawings.
• Collaborate with global teams across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and homologation.
• Support prototype builds, testing, and homologation activities; drive production launches.
• Investigate field failures and implement corrective actions; pursue continuous improvement.

Skills

Heavy-Duty Chassis Design

Structural Design

RUPD/SUPD Regulations

Tow Hook Design

FEA

Fatigue Engineering

Welding & Joints

GD&T

DFMEA

Manufacturing Processes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering or Automobile

Tools

CAD Software

FEA Software

Job description

Tasks

The role focuses on delivering robust, lightweight, manufacturable, and regulation-compliant solutions for global markets while ensuring vehicle safety, durability, and platform standardization.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop:

• Frame attachments like fender, fender brackets, accessory brackets
  • Fifth wheel coupling
  • Catwalk platform
  • HV safety components positioning and mounting
  • Rear Underrun Protection Device (RUPD)
  • Side Underrun Protection Device (SUPD)
  • Front and Rear Tow Hooks
  • Mounting brackets and reinforcement structures
  • Recovery interfaces and associated frame attachments
• Develop modular solutions compatible with multiple Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz vehicle platforms.
• Define packaging concepts considering:
  • Frame architecture & Rear overhang
  • Axle configurations & Suspension movement
  • Body builder requirements
• Ensure compliance with global regulations and standards, including:
  • UNECE R58 (Rear Underrun Protection)
  • UNECE R73 (Side Underrun Protection)
  • Regional homologation and customer-specific requirements
• Perform structural assessments for:
  • Static strength & Dynamic loading
  • Recovery and towing loads
  • Fatigue durability
  • Corrosion performance
  • Vehicle integration
• Optimize designs for:
  • Weight reduction & Cost efficiency
  • Manufacturability
  • Commonality across vehicle platforms
• Develop 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and BOMs.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams, manufacturing, purchasing, suppliers, homologation, and testing departments.
• Support prototype builds, validation testing, homologation activities, and production launch.
• Investigate field failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and global standardization of structural safety components.

Key Deliverables:

• Production-ready RUPD, SUPD, and Tow Hook designs
• CAD models and engineering drawings
• Design release documentation
• Structural analysis and validation reports
• Homologation support documentation
• Weight and cost optimization proposals
• Engineering change management and issue resolution

Success Measures:

• Compliance with global safety regulations
• Achievement of durability and strength targets
• On-time design releases
• Weight and cost reduction achievements
• Manufacturing quality and launch readiness
• Reduction in field failures and warranty issues

Increased platform commonality and modularity across global products

Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

• Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicle Chassis Design and 3 to 10 year of experience
• Structural Design of Safety Components
• RUPD & SUPD Regulations (UNECE R58 & R73)
• Tow Hook & Recovery Load Design
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Fatigue & Durability Engineering
• Welded and Bolted Joint Design
• High-Strength Steel Applications
• GD&T and Engineering Drawings
• DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP
• Manufacturing Processes (Stamping, Bending, Welding, Machining)
• Cost Optimization and Value Engineering

Bachelor's or Masters in Mechanical Engineering or Automobile