Vehicle Engineer- Program Management

Tata Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Technologies in Pune is seeking a Vehicle Engineer to drive validation activities across vehicle development programs. You will plan timelines, consolidate data, and maintain trackers to ensure alignment with the overall schedule.

The role requires coordinating with multiple teams, preparing deviation sheets for engineering approvals, and monitoring progress against key milestones. A hands-on engineer will monitor DVPSOR and related targets while supporting budget and prototype fleet

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in Automobile Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Strong understanding of validation processes and vehicle development.
• Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders and teams.

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.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders for validation issue resolution and timely escalation of critical concerns.
• Collaborate with PAT and CoC 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.
• Track and monitor quality issues, attribute development status, and VAVE 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.
• Prepare Vehicle Engineering D&D budget estimates.
• Monitor and track project expenditures against budgets and annual targets.
• Ensure cost control and budget adherence across validation activities.
• Manage prototype vehicle fleets shared across PAT teams to support validation activities.
• Optimize vehicle allocation and utilization for quick validation turnaround and project execution.
• 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.

Skills

Vehicle engineering

Validation planning

Cross-functional coordination

Budget tracking

Education

BE/B.Tech in Automobile or Mechanical Eng

Job description

Job Title: Vehicle Engineer

Qualification Required:

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

Key Responsibilities:

Program Validation Planning & Management

• 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 (D&D) 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.