Lead Engineer – Interior core & quality (Cockpit /Seat)

Expleo Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo Group is looking for an experienced Product Designer based in Chennai, India, to ensure robust design solutions for automotive components like Cockpits and Seats. The role requires extensive experience in product design and development, with a focus on quality integration across development stages.

Candidates should possess a degree in Mechanical, Automobile, or Industrial Engineering and 8 to 10 years of relevant experience, along with strong skills in modelling and manufacturing feasibility.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of experience in Product Design & development in automotive components.
• Experience with international Tier 1 and OEMs.
• Effective presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure design robustness for all interior components throughout the development cycle.
• Conduct design reviews in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Product Design & development in automotive components

UG or CATIA modelling

Manufacturing & Assembly feasibility study

Injection moulding process

Communication skills

Education

B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production and Industrial Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Ensure design robustness for all interior components throughout the development cycle.
• Validate that all design solutions conform to Design Practice requirements, internal standards, and regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct design reviews in collaboration with Global and Technical Centre teams.
• Manage packaging, manufacturing, and assembly feasibility studies for interior components.
• Review and approve Technical Data Sheets and DVP&R for interior components.
• Validate packaging and clearance studies, ensuring compliance with specifications and avoidance of interference risks in the assembly.
• Validate and approve DFMEA and DVP&R, ensuring alignment with suppliers and cross‑functional teams.
• Oversee CAD data finalization prior to STEP releases and TKO, ensuring compliance with specifications.
• Collect and integrate proactive quality documents (QIU, QFS, Lessons Learned) to address quality aspects during the concept phase.
• Interface with cross‑functional teams (engineering, styling, vehicle engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing) to ensure quality integration across development stages.
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, including defect prevention, cost optimisation, weight control, and lessons learned implementation.
• Support analysis teams (Impact, Durability, NVH) by ensuring design readiness and compliance for all validation and regulatory test requirements.
• Develop and maintain Design Scorecards for each program milestone.
• Capture and publish Lessons Learned, updating relevant design practices and interior standards.
• Create harmonised documentation (Design Practices, DFMEA, DVP&R) for interior components.
• Analyze launch and field issues, performing root cause analysis using tools such as 3L, 5‑Why, and Fishbone diagrams.

Qualifications

• B.E./B. Tech or M.E./M. Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production and Industrial Engineering.

Essential Skills

• 8 to 10 years of Product Design & development experience in automotive Components: Cockpit, Seats.
• Working experience in Component & System level designing.
• Good Knowledge in UG or CATIA modelling, Surfacing and Ennovia.
• Good Knowledge in Manufacturing & Assembly feasibility study.
• Work experience with International Tier 1 and OEMS.
• Knowledge in Injection moulding process.
• Good presentation and communication skills.

Desired Skills

• Project management and leadership skills.
• Good knowledge on manufacturing plastic components & process.

Experience

• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience.