Vehicle Engineer

Tata Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Technologies in Pune, India seeks a Vehicle Engineer to lead validation activities for vehicle development programs. You will plan validation timelines, track progress, and coordinate with PAT/CoC teams to ensure on-time issue resolution and robust engineering decisions.

The role involves budgeting, prototype fleet management, and reporting during management reviews, with a focus on maintaining quality throughout the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Automobile Engineering or Mechanical Engineering required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and control vehicle development validation activities.
• Maintain validation timelines and trackers for all attribute teams.
• Monitor attribute development progress and validation status throughout programs.
• Coordinate validation issue resolution with multiple stakeholders and escalate critical concerns.
• Support engineering decisions by preparing deviation and approval documents.
• Track quality issues, DVPSOR/RMDV2 milestones, and Mint closures.
• Prepare budget estimates and monitor expenditures against targets.
• Manage prototype vehicle fleets to support validation activities.
• Prepare and present validation status and budget utilization in reviews.

Education

BE/B.Tech in Automobile Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Vehicle Engineer

Qualification Required

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and control the validation activities and status of vehicle development programs.
• Prepare, consolidate, and maintain validation timelines for all Attribute Teams in alignment with the overall project schedule.
• Maintain validation trackers and present progress updates during project reviews.
• Monitor and track attribute development progress and validation status throughout the program lifecycle.

Cross-Functional Coordination Issue Resolution

• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders for validation issue resolution and timely escalation of critical concerns.
• Collaborate with PAT (Product Attribute Team) and CoC (Center of Competence) teams to resolve validation-related issues and ensure effective closure.
• Support engineering decision-making by preparing deviation and decision sheets for engineering approvals and sign-offs.

Quality Development Tracking

• Track and monitor quality issues, attribute development status, and VAVE (Value Analysis Value Engineering) initiatives.
• Monitor progress against attribute targets for DVPSOR, RMDV2, and other program milestones.
• Track and manage Mint issues, ensuring timely closure and reporting during program reviews.

Budget Planning Cost Monitoring

• Prepare Vehicle Engineering Design Development (DD) budget estimates.
• Monitor and track project expenditures against approved budgets and annual financial targets.
• Ensure effective cost control and budget adherence across validation activities.

Prototype Fleet Management

• Manage prototype vehicle fleets shared across various PAT teams to support efficient validation activities.
• Optimize vehicle allocation and utilization to enable quick validation turnaround and project execution.

Reporting Reviews

• Prepare and present validation status, development progress, quality concerns, and budget utilization during management reviews.
• Generate periodic reports and dashboards to support project tracking and decision-making.