Lead Engineer - Vehicle Integration

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited seeks a senior specialist in Vehicle Integration/Architecture to lead the integration of vehicle systems. You will work with design, simulation, safety, and homologation teams to ensure optimal interface performance, ergonomics and cost targets.

Responsibilities include developing system concepts, evaluating DFMEA/DVP, and delivering options with clear matrices for management decisions. Strong CAD/DMU experience required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9+ years in Vehicle Integration/Architecture/Ergonomics/DMU.
• Exposure to OEMs or engineering service providers while deputed at OEMs.
• Strong knowledge of interface DFMEA/DVP/DFM/DFSA; GD&T.
• Hands-on with CAD tools and DMU for system integration.
• Experience with cost, weight, quality trade-offs in vehicle design.

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary system concepts for vehicle interfaces and performance.
• Collaborate with design, simulation, safety, and homologation teams to optimize integration.
• Produce design options and decision matrices for project reviews.
• Verify and resolve interface open points and BOM accuracy with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Vehicle integration

Vehicle architecture

Ergonomics

DFMEA

CATIA

3DX

TC-Visualization

GD&T

Education

B.E./B.Tech Mechanical/Automobile

M.Tech (optional)

Tools

CATIA

3DX

TC-Visualization

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

• 1)Various concept proposal creation to meet all the vehicle requirement
• 2)Vehicle layout and interface and hard point management
• 3)Expert in Clash and clearance at overall vehicle system
• 4)SIL /Open issue tracking management
• 5)Integrating various system designs in a vehicle while ensuring optimal cost, quality and performance.
• 6)Good knowledge in Vehicle specification drawing creation and release
• 7)Developing preliminary system design concepts to meet interface, functional, durability and performance requirements.
• 8)Working Collaboratively with various system design teams, simulation team, safety team, homologation team and others to ensure all systems get integrated optimally in vehicle package.
• 9)To conduct benchmarking from interface design, system design and integration perspective and get best practices adopted in vehicle systems
• 11)10)To verify, monitor and resolve vehicle package interface open points and Bill of materials (BOM).
• 12)To verify, monitor and resolve potential vehicle build/assembly concerns using 3DX/CATIA/TC-Visualization/other DMU tools in collaboration with manufacturing team.
• 13)To verify Serviceability, accessibility & maintainability (SAM)of system designs using 3DX/CATIA/TC-Visualization/other DMU tools
• Carrying out DR’s, Interface-DFMEA with CFT
• 14)To prepare system design change content for complete vehicle, technical report detailing various options along with decision matrices, periodic updates for project team and management.
• 15)To ensure that through out project execution, overall vehicle architecture, ergonomics, cost, weight, quality is not compromised.
• 16)To study the product change requests from product planning and prepare design options, change matrix to help management take decisions.
• 17)To work with costing and component development team to verify over all product cost and investments with respect to proposed design changes.

Experience

Minimum 9+ years in field of Vehicle Integration/vehicle Architecture/Ergonomics/DMU

Industry Preferred

1. OEM's likeTata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Renault-Nissan, Ford, PSA etc
2. Worked on Vehicle Integration or vehicle architecture through reputed engineering service providers while being deputed at OEM for example: TCS, Tata Technology

Qualifications

B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech Mechanical/Automobile Engineering

General Requirements

1) Must have prior experience in Vehicle integration or Vehicle Architecture of passenger cars/SUV's
2) Basic knowledge of regulatory requirements related to passenger vehicles
3) Basic knowledge of vehicle architecture and ergonomics
4) Knowledge of Interface DFMEA/DVP/DFM/DFA/DFS, GD&T
5) knowledge of critical design/functional requirements of powertrain and other vehicle systems
6) Basic knowledge on FEA,CFD and NVH tools/techniques required to optimize vehicle systems
7) Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes (blow moulding, injection moulding, extrusion, plastic welding;Sheet metal working, welding, metal casting, metal forging and prototyping techniques)
8) Knowledge of basics of cost and investment drivers to enable vehicle/system optimization
9) Skills in benchmarking and competitive analysis
10) Preferable to possess passenger car driving skills and valid license
11) must proficiency in CATIA/3DX, TC-Visualization and equivalent CAD tools.

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At Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to cultivating a workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
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