Exterior Trim Design

RGBSI; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ESP Engineered in Chennai is looking for a Senior Design Engineer to lead the design and development of automotive Exterior Trim components. The candidate will perform concept design studies, manage engineering responsibilities in CAD systems like UG NX and TCe, and ensure adherence to design specifications. A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering and 8-10 years of relevant experience are required. The role demands strong organizational skills and the ability to manage cross-functional teams effectively.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Body release engineering.
• Hands-on experience on Exterior trim part design and development.
• Knowledge in Catia V5 and PLM is added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automotive Exterior Trims components.
• Conduct concept design and feasibility studies.
• Manage BOM and Complexity Matrix.
• Interact with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Skills

Design engineering

CAD systems (UG NX, TCe)

Automotive product engineering

Detail-oriented

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering

Tools

UG NX

TeamCenter

CATIA V5

Job description

Body Trim – Design and Development Department

Contract Location

Senthil Natarajan No. of Open Positions

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Design and Development for Exterior Trim Components

Will be responsible for designing and developing automotive Exterior Trims components.

• Concept Design and feasibility studies of Fascia, Bumper, Grille, Claddings, FEM, Roof Rack, etc.,
• Design practice checks, Manage BOM and Complexity Matrix
• Design release engineering responsibility for Trim components and sub-systems
• Support development of Trim components interacting with Cross Functional Teams & Suppliers

The Engineer will define functional requirements, develop system DVPR, DFMEA and function models. The Exterior Trim Design and Release Engineer also is responsible for creating and releasing component performance specifications and drawings. The selected candidate will be required to interact with other functional engineering groups, suppliers, manufacturing plants and purchasing.

CAD Tool: UG NX and TCe, Working Experience in CATIA and PLM will be added advantage Qualifications, Experience and Competency Requirements:

Education and Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering from an ABET accredited university. Proficient in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook) and Google applications. 8~10 years of experience in Body release engineering. Automotive product engineering experience in the following areas: Exterior Plastic parts design, using CAD systems UG NX and TCe. Knowledge in Catia V5 and PLM will be added advantage.

Experience

Hands on experience on Exterior trim part design and development, plastics material selection process.

Concept Design and feasibility studies of Fascia, Grille, FEM, Claddings, Roof Racks, Spoilers.

Early CAD creation and development prior to supplier award & onboarding.

Design practice/EDP checks and TeamCenter Step Release for Steps C, 2/3/5.

Support resolution & design updates of vehicle packaging/logbook issues.

Good experience in analyzing the styling data and mounting concept creation.

Strong background on Exterior part homologation requirement.

Strong Knowledge in design and development of Exterior Trims part (Front and Rear Bumper, Side Claddings, Roof Rack, RR Spoiler and Emblems).

Broad vehicle knowledge.

Ability to integrate stakeholder requirements into final vehicle design.

Ability to productively manage change.

Minimum 8 years of experience using CAD systems (UG NX & TCe) with the ability to position and manipulate models, as well as cut sections, dimension and conceptualize designs.

Automotive assembly plant and/or program launch experience.

Provide CAD models to Global team for initial packaging and feasibility.

Release models in TeamCenter for Step Release milestones.

Complete EDP and gDAP documents at Step Release milestones.

Follow up with ACE / DI teams to ensure closure of logbook issues once CAD is in TeamCenter.

Experience in working with UG NX and TCe is must

Knowledge in CATIA V5 and ENOVIA will be added advantage.

Ability to utilize statistics for problem analysis and performance confirmation.

Strong organizational, program management, leadership and communication skills required.

Result oriented, energetic self-starting leader with ability to direct cross-functional teams.

Specific Skill Requirement

Should be able to learn new systems quickly (BOM/ECR/Change Management and Stellantis Process)