Serial Life - Upper Body Archi (5-9)

Alten Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alten Group in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, seeks a senior design engineer to lead Upper Body Architecture changes in serial production. You will own evolution, manage docs, and coordinate with suppliers and shop floor to ensure timely, compliant modifications.

Expertise in Catia V5/V6, Enovia/3D Experience, DFMEA/PFMEA, and lifecycle support is required to drive quality, cost reductions, and conformance to Renault standards and EU directives.

Qualifications

• Lead engineering activities for Upper body Archi during serial life management.
• Ensure quality, cost, delivery, and performance (QCDP) objectives are achieved across production and modification cycles.
• Drive technical convergence, supplier coordination, and compliance with Renault standards and EU directives.

Responsibilities

• Manage design evolution of Upper body Architecture components during serial production.
• Oversee documentation management, modification batches, and DEVO (Design Evolution) files.
• Coordinate with suppliers for sourcing execution, validation, and issue resolution.
• Represent BIW Closure scope in top management reviews.
• Lead VA/VE workshops to identify cost‑reduction opportunities in Upper body Archi without compromising quality or safety.
• Negotiate with suppliers on resourcing, ensuring competitive pricing and continuity of supply.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives, prepare dashboards, and monitor eco-plan results.
• Align CAD/CAM data, tooling readiness, and compliance with manufacturing teams to secure smooth integration of modifications into serial production.
• Collaborate with production teams, ensuring provisional and definitive solutions are documented and implemented within agreed timelines.
• Convergence with manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams to validate modification feasibility and secure milestone acceptance.

Skills

CATIA V5/V6

Enovia / 3D Experience

Supplier coordination

Lifecycle management

QCDP focus

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

Enovia

3D Experience

Job description

• Manage design evolution of Upper body Architecture components during series production.
• Oversee documentation management, modification batches, and DEVO (Design Evolution) files.
• Ensure compliance with Company standards is added advantage
• Lead resolution of quality issues (factory assembly, customer quality, warranty returns).
• Conduct geometric variation analysis, compliance matrices, and material data sheet validation.
• DFMEA and PFMEA methodologies to identify, assess, and mitigate potential design and process failures, ensuring robust product quality
• Validate supplier deliverables against ANPQP and prototype representativeness.
• Coordinate with suppliers for sourcing execution, validation, and issue resolution.
• Represent BIW Closure scope in top management reviews.
• Lead VA/VE workshops to identify cost‑reduction opportunities in Upper body Archi without compromising quality or safety.
• Negotiate with suppliers on resourcing, ensuring competitive pricing and continuity of supply.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives, prepare dashboards, and monitor eco-plan results.
• Document results of off‑tool/off‑process part validations.
• Align CAD/CAM data, tooling readiness, and compliance with manufacturing teams to secure smooth integration of modifications into serial production.
• Collaborate with production teams, ensuring provisional and definitive solutions are documented and implemented within agreed timelines.
• Convergence with manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams to validate modification feasibility and secure milestone acceptance.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage design evolution of Upper body Architecture components during series production.
• Oversee documentation management, modification batches, and DEVO (Design Evolution) files.
• Ensure compliance with Company standards is added advantage
• Lead resolution of quality issues (factory assembly, customer quality, warranty returns).
• Conduct geometric variation analysis, compliance matrices, and material data sheet validation.
• DFMEA and PFMEA methodologies to identify, assess, and mitigate potential design and process failures, ensuring robust product quality
• Validate supplier deliverables against ANPQP and prototype representativeness.
• Coordinate with suppliers for sourcing execution, validation, and issue resolution.
• Represent BIW Closure scope in top management reviews.
• Lead VA/VE workshops to identify cost‑reduction opportunities in Upper body Archi without compromising quality or safety.
• Negotiate with suppliers on resourcing, ensuring competitive pricing and continuity of supply.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives, prepare dashboards, and monitor eco-plan results.
• Support validation plan definition in Company system.
• Document results of off‑tool/off‑process part validations.
• Align CAD/CAM data, tooling readiness, and compliance with manufacturing teams to secure smooth integration of modifications into serial production.
• Collaborate with production teams, ensuring provisional and definitive solutions are documented and implemented within agreed timelines.
• Convergence with manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams to validate modification feasibility and secure milestone acceptance.

Key Requirements

• Lead engineering activities for Upper body Archi during serial life management.
• Ensure quality, cost, delivery, and performance (QCDP) objectives are achieved across production and modification cycles.
• Drive technical convergence, supplier coordination, and compliance with Renault standards and EU directives.
• Act as the technical owner for Upper body Archi systems, ensuring smooth industrialisation and lifecycle support.
• Catia V5 / V6 knowledge, Enovia / 3D Experience is added advantage.

Technical Knowledge

• Expertise in welded fabrication, stamping, casting, and joining technologies for Upper body Archi
• Gap & flush management, dimensional chains, and geometric synthesis for Upper body Archi.
• Surface treatment, coatings, and long‑term durability validation.