Development Lead - Closures

expleo-jobs-in-en; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead closure systems development across vehicle programs in Chennai. You will coordinate with design studios, vehicle integration teams, and suppliers to ensure robust, cost-effective solutions and timely product launches.

The role requires 6–8 years in automotive closure systems, with hands-on concept design, feasibility studies, and proficiency in UG NX/CATIA; familiarity with Teamcenter/PLM is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/automotive/production engineering or related field.
• 6–8 years experience in automotive closure systems development.
• Proficient in UG NX and CATIA; familiar with Teamcenter/PLM.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development for closure systems across vehicle programs.
• Ensure design aligns with quality, cost, weight, timing, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate with cross-functional and global stakeholders for collaborative engineering activities.
• Support product releases, validation planning, and technical sign-offs.
• Drive standardization, best practices, and lessons learned across programs.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation and source packages.
• Ensure adherence to PLM workflows and engineering processes.

Skills

Closure systems

Concept design

Feasibility studies

Side doors

Hoods

Fenders

Liftgates

Door hardware

Sealing systems

Door modules

Manual tops

Glass systems

Window regulators

Tops

Teamcenter/PLM

UG NX

CATIA

Engineering release

Design Studio coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Automobile / Production Engineering or related discipline

Tools

UG NX

CATIA

Teamcenter

PLM systems

Job description

Overview

Closure : Pune [2 - UGNX] & Chennai [6 - CATIA]

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development activities for closure systems and components across vehicle programs.
• Ensure closure component/system development aligns with quality, cost, weight, timing, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders for collaborative engineering activities.
• Ensure compliance with homologation, regulatory, and internal engineering standards.
• Support design release, engineering documentation, validation planning, and technical sign-offs.
• Execute robust and cost-effective engineering solutions ensuring successful program launches.
• Drive standardization, benchmarking, lessons learned, harmonization, and best practice implementation.
• Support supplier development activities, technical reviews, capability assessments, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with design studio and vehicle integration teams for milestone achievement and packaging feasibility.
• Lead root-cause analysis and support corrective actions during development and build phases.
• Support product diversity definition and value optimization activities.
• Develop and maintain source packages, technical documentation, and engineering deliverables.
• Support development of technical roadmaps, training materials, and engineering policies.
• Ensure adherence to internal control systems, engineering processes, and PLM workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Automobile / Production Engineering or related discipline

Essential skills

• Strong experience in automotive Closure Systems development.
• Hands-on experience in concept design and feasibility studies for:
  • Side Doors
  • Hoods
  • Fenders
  • Liftgates / Tailgates
  • Door Hardware
  • Sealing Systems
  • Door Modules
  • Manual Tops
• Experience conducting technical reviews with suppliers for:
  • Glass systems
  • Window regulators
  • Door modules
  • Tops
  • Sealing systems
• Experience coordinating with Design Studio and Vehicle Integration teams.
• Strong exposure to engineering release processes in production environments.
• Proficiency in UG NX and/or CATIA.
• Experience working with Teamcenter / PLM systems.

Desired skills

• Exposure to weight optimization and cost reduction initiatives.
• Experience in validation planning and technical documentation sign-off.
• Knowledge of automotive build support and launch activities.
• Understanding of automotive quality systems and engineering change management.

Experience

6 to 8 years