Principal Engineer - Electrical & Component Engineer

Visteon Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology firm is seeking a Component Engineer to support the development and execution of quality component engineering deliverables. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering and 10-12 years of experience in the automotive domain, collaborating with global teams. This role emphasizes cost management, failure analysis, and product lifecycle management, offering a dynamic environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of relevant experience in the automotive domain.
• Experience collaborating with global teams.
• Strong understanding of component lifecycle status.

Responsibilities

• Support Component Engineering deliverables.
• Perform failure analysis and evaluate components.
• Ramp and deliver quality Component Engineering output.

Skills

Technical expertise in electronic components

Strong MS Office proficiency

Business communication skills

Project management basics

Time and task management skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

PDM/PLM software

Third Party PLM Tools

Job description

Overview

Enabling a software-defined, electrified future.

Visteon is a technology company that develops and builds innovative digital cockpit and electrification products at the leading-edge of the mobility revolution. Founded in 2000, Visteon brings decades of automotive intelligence combined with Silicon Valley speed to apply global insights that help transform the software-defined vehicle of the future for many of the world’s largest OEMs. The company employs 10,000 employees in 18 countries around the globe. To know more about us click here.

Key Objectives Of This Role And Required Competencies

• Support cross functional teams with Component Engineering deliverable like Part Management, SCR Risk Assessment, PPAP Reliability review, etc.
• Extended Hardware Design support through establishing Circuit Schematics and Electrical Bill of Material (EBOM) from Hardware Requirement, Perform Failure Analysis at Product and Component Level, evaluate Alternate component for products, perform required test and evaluations, etc.
• Support on alternate components for Product Development needs, Part Shortage, Multi sourcing, etc.
• Perform Product Bill of Materials (BOMs) Risk and Cost Analysis for Cost, Lifecycle Risks, Auto-Grades, Multi-sourcing opportunities, etc.
• As part of VAVE, explore and assess cost effective alternate components and drive Ideation for implementation acceptance.
• Interact with Semiconductor houses and bring-in Technological advancement in Components to Visteon Products
• Own and front-end assignments for seamless execution keeping it on Cost, on Schedule and on Quality
• ISO/TS 16949 alignment

Key Performance Indicators

Component and Hardware Design Engineering deliverable. Adherence to internal Quality, Cost and / Proactiveness /Contribution to internal Initiatives.

Key Year One Deliverables

Ramp and deliver quality Component Engineering output, complete understanding of Automotive Requirement with respect to Component Engineering, Participate & Contribute to Key Initiatives, Generate VAVE Ideation and perform feasibility study of generated Ideations. Build Schematic and EBOMs based on Hardware Architecture for Quotes, Understand & Collaborate with Key Stakeholders globally.

Qualification, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electronics/Electrical Engineering)
• 10-12 years of relevant experience preferably in global environment and in Automotive Domain
• Experience collaborating with global Cross Functional team.
• Experience of Product Development process and Product Lifecycle Management
• Strong MS Office proficiency, specifically on MS Excel & its advance skills like Macros/automations
• Strong Business communication skills – Verbal/Written/Presentation
• Know how on Design to Cost, Design to Lifecycle and Design to Quality type of approaches.
• Project Management basics
• Effective Time and task management skills
• Flexibility in working hours to interact with a Global team.

Component Engineering Skills

• Strong Technical expertise of all Standard & Advanced Electronic & Electro-Mechanical Components
• Specialization on Automotive grade Components, AECQ Requirements, PPAP-Reliability review, etc.
• Strong understanding of Component Life Cycle Status and related business impacts and risk mitigations
• Ability to understand Application requirements and suggest suitable Component solutions.
• Strong Analog and Digital Hardware Engineering background to understand the application and circuit needs.
• Ability to suggest better/optimized component solution with a details Specification comparison study.
• Knowledge on broader Component Engineering process and Component Change Management process
• Thorough working experience of Component Engineering Tools like PDM, PLM, Third Party PLM Tools, etc.
• Knowledge of cost effective and/or Trier2/3 Component supplier is a value adder

Hardware Design and Value Engineering Skills

• Automotive embedded HW design requirements
• Analog/Digital interfacing and Power supply design
• Converting the product hardware architecture into full-fledge circuit design worthy of validation
• Design and Development of circuit schematic for automotive product like Display control, automotive Instrument cluster, In-vehicle Entertainment products
• Review Alternate Components with actual application based on schematic and come up with feasibility study
• Study existing Schematic & Hardware requirement for optimizing Components and Component cost
• Value Assessment and Value Engineering (VAVE) Proficiency with prior work experience
• Ability to understand Product Domain and to Perform Failure Analysis and identify Root-cause on Warranty Return Products, analyze failures, establish FTA, qualitative and quantitative report-outs, etc.
• Ability to collaborate and interact with cross functional teams like Engineering, Purchasing, Supply-Chain, etc. to accomplish objectives.

Key Behaviors

• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Capabilities
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Result Oriented
• Cross Functional Experience
• Customer Focus

Visteon Culture

If you thrive in a fast-paced, organizational culture that requires agility, adaptability, and a growth mindset from its employees to thrive and stay ahead of the curve Visteon is the place. We value high performance and a drive for results. Innovation, risk-taking, and continuous learning help us keep up with the ever-changing landscape of our industry and be Market leaders. At Visteon you can be more.