Sr Engineer / Lead Engineer - Paint Simulation

General Motors; India; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors India is seeking an experienced CFD/AI-enabled paint process engineer to drive simulations and optimizations across the automotive paint shop. You will perform electrocoat thickness predictions, flow analyses, and oven bake simulations while collaborating with global teams to implement improvements.

The role requires 6+ years in paint process simulation, strong CFD fundamentals, and proficiency in Python/C/C++.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Aeronautical / Chemical / Automobile Engineering with Thermal specialization.
• 6+ years of Paint process & simulation experience from Automotive OEMs / Engineering Organizations.
• Good knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and CFD concepts.
• Experience in data handling (large CFD datasets) and feature engineering.
• Good knowledge of automotive paint shop processes and AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform Electrocoat thickness prediction.
• Fluid Access & Drainage study and Oven bake simulation studies
• Flow Behavior Analysis for chronic process problems in paint shops
• Provide and implement continuous process improvement ideas within the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to solve CFD challenges using API-based customization and AI methods
• Stay updated on neural networks, multi-physics simulations, surrogate modelling, and physics-informed learning
• Achieve KPI metrics like 100% First Time Quality and 100% On-time delivery
• Represent paint simulation in forums and participate in global product development meetings
• Sound knowledge in CAE/FEA tools such as StarCCM+ / ALSIM, Teamcenter, AutoCAD, MS Office

Skills

CFD knowledge

AI techniques

Python

C/C++

Validation/QA

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical/Chemical/Automobile Eng with Thermal specialization

Tools

StarCCM+

ALSIM

Teamcenter

AutoCAD

Hypermesh

ANSA

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office four times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

What You’ll Do

• Perform Electrocoat thickness prediction,
• Fluid Access & Drainage study and Oven bake simulation studies
• Perform special simulation studies like Flow Behavior Analysis for chronic process problems in paint shops
• Provide and implement continuous process improvement ideas within the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business challenges in the CFD space and solve them using API based customization and AI methodologies.
• Stay updated on advancements in neural networks, multi-physics simulations, surrogate modelling and physics-informed learning techniques.
• Achieve KPI metrics like 100% First Time Quality, 100% On time delivery
• Represent paint simulation in the appropriate forums.
• Participate in global product development council & technical team meetings
• Sound knowledge in StarCCM+ / ALSIM, Teamcenter, AutoCAD, MS Office applications.
• Sound knowledge in any of the CAE/FEA tools Hypermesh 2025, ANSA etc.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Aeronautical/ Chemical/ Automobile Engineering discipline with a Specialization in Thermal Engineering preferred.
• 6+ years of Paint process & simulation experience from Automotive OEMs / Engineering Organizations.
• Good knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and computational fluid dynamics concepts.
• Experience in data handling (large-scale CFD datasets) and feature engineering (feature extraction from flow fields like velocity, pressure, turbulence quantities).
• Good knowledge of complete automotive paint shop processes, materials and facilities preferred.
• Good knowledge in AI technologies & algorithms.
• Experience with ML frameworks like Pytorch, TensorFlow preferred.
• Good understanding of the GVDP, GLP, Quality Chain, DFMEA-PFMEA preferred.
• Sound knowledge of OpEx tools, Six sigma and Red X methodologies.
• Knowledge of surrogate modeling, reduced-order modeling (ROMs), and regression techniques.
• Experienced in working with multiple interfaces to deliver the results.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good Problem solving & analytical skills.
• Good coding skills on process automation and business intelligence tools (C/C++, Java, VB script, Python, Power BI etc.,).
• Ability to work with intercultural & multi-disciplinary teams to achieve enterprise goals.
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed.

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