Lead/ Senior Design Engineer- Air Vent

Tata AutoComp; Pune District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata AutoComp in Pune is seeking a design engineer to design automotive air vent systems (center, side, defrost, rear) and develop plastic parts such as housings, bezels, knobs, and frames.

You will design kinematic mechanisms for vent vanes, handle packaging with HVAC ducts, apply DFMEA, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, and work on master sections from concept to detail design. Proficiency in CATIA V5 and Siemens NX is required; B.Tech / M.Tech in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering is expected.

Qualifications

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering is required.
• Hands-on CATIA V5 experience is essential.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design automotive air vent systems (center, side, defrost, rear).
• Develop plastic parts like housings, bezels, knobs, and frames.
• Design kinematic mechanisms for vent vanes.
• Prepare design releases, BOMs, and manufacturing drawings.
• Support DFMEA, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, and testing (DVP).
• Manage CAD data and engineering changes (ECR/ECN).
• Participate in design reviews with teams and customers.

Skills

CATIA V5

Kinematic simulation

Airflow knowledge

Teamwork

Education

B.Tech / M.Tech in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

Job description

Role & Responsibilities

• Design automotive air vent systems (center, side, defrost, rear)
• Develop plastic parts like housings, bezels, knobs, and frames
• Design kinematic mechanisms for vent vanes
• Work on concept, feasibility, and detailed design (master sections)
• Handle packaging and integration with HVAC ducts and IP
• Apply DFM/DFA and injection molding considerations
• Prepare design releases, BOMs, and manufacturing drawings
• Support DFMEA, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, and testing (DVP)
• Manage CAD data and engineering changes (ECR/ECN)
• Participate in design reviews with teams and customers

Skills Required

Strong knowledge of plastic injection molding design

• Hands-on experience in CATIA V5 (surfacing & solid modeling)
• Kinematic simulation experience in CATIA V5
• Understanding of airflow, mechanism function, and gap/flush
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Tools / Software

• CATIA V5 (Primary)
• Siemens NX (Secondary)

Qualification

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering