Steering– Racks/Ceps/Reps/Pinion

Nexteer Automotive - India Technical Center; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexteer Automotive - India Technical Center is seeking a Design Engineer for steering column projects. You will translate customer requirements into BOM, drawings and DFMEA, design for manufacturing and cost competitiveness, and collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing and Procurement.

Lead root-cause analysis and maintain DFMEA across products. Develop and validate steering column designs with CAD/CAE tools, plan ADVP, and stay ahead of technology trends.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive steering column design and development.
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Responsibilities

• Translate customer requirements into BOM, drawings, DFMEA, and specifications.
• Design and develop steering column products meeting cost and manufacturing constraints.
• Release child parts, sub-assemblies, and saleable assemblies; collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, and Procurement.
• Mitigate risks with design upgrades via cross-functional teams including customers and suppliers.
• Lead problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain DFMEA for all released products.
• Plan validation and ADVP for steering columns.
• Keep up-to-date on steering column technology and future trends.
• Enhance designs with new tech per OEM needs.
• Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up and fits.
• Maintain design documentation throughout product lifecycle.
• Leverage local supplier knowledge and competitor landscapes.
• Manage SOR/DV builds, proto samples, testing requirements.
• Follow Change management/MAPP/Deviation protocol.

Skills

DFMEA

Design for manufacturing

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Root cause analysis

CAD/CAE tools

Design documentation

Stakeholder communication

Change management

Supplier knowledge

Product testing requirements

Cost optimization

Steering column technology

Tools

CAD

CAE

Job description

• Project customer requirements into BOM, drawings, specifications, DFMEA etc.
• Design and develop steering column products that adhere to industry best practices and as per customer requirements.
• Design the steering column product keeping manufacturing and cost competitiveness balance.
• Review & release the Child parts, Sub-Assembly & Saleable assembly design Collaborate with the Quality, Manufacturing, and Procurement teams to ensure that designs meet requirements.
• Mitigate the potential risks via design upgrade through cross functional team including customer, internal team members and suppliers.
• Lead problem solving / root cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) for all released products.
• Clear understanding on Validation requirement of any steering column and plan for Internal and customer specific ADVP.
• In-depth knowledge of current steering column technology and understand the future trends
• Enhancing the current system design with new technology and based on future OEM requirements.
• Fair knowledge of CAD and CAE tools
• Ensure seamless communication and documentation between all stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Leverage knowledge of local supplier bases and competitor product landscapes to inform design decisions.
• Manage SOR / DV builds / Proto samples / Component and Product level testing requirements
• Change management /MAPP / Deviation protocol to be followed
• Knowledge of GD&T, Tolerance Stack up & Fits calculations