Development Lead - Closures

Expleo Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo Group in India is seeking an experienced Closure Systems Engineer to lead engineering development for vehicle closure components across programs.

You will collaborate with Design Studio and Vehicle Integration teams, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure rigorous release processes, documentation, and validation plans. The role requires 6–8 years of hands-on experience with closure systems and strong NX/CATIA proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/automobile/production or related discipline.
• Experience in automotive closure systems development and design release processes.
• Proficiency with UG NX and/or CATIA; familiarity with Teamcenter/PLM.

Responsibilities

• Lead development activities for closure systems and components across vehicle programs.
• Ensure closure design aligns with quality, cost, weight, timing, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders for engineering activities.
• Support design release, engineering documentation, validation planning, and technical sign-offs.
• Drive standardization, benchmarking, and best practices in closure systems.
• Coordinate with Design Studio and Vehicle Integration teams for milestones and packaging feasibility.

Skills

Closure systems development

UG NX/CATIA proficiency

PLM/Teamcenter experience

Engineering release processes

Supplier coordination

Education

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

Tools

UG NX

CATIA

Teamcenter / PLM

Job description

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