Vehicle Integration Manager

Mahindra And Mahindra Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahindra And Mahindra Limited is seeking a Manager for Vehicle Integration to own the DMU-driven consolidation of vehicle systems and packaging. You will drive early identification of clashes and interface issues, coordinating with Marketing, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Quality teams to meet performance and regulatory requirements.

The role requires 12+ years in VI, strong CATIA V5 skills, and experience with DMU, PLM, and ECR/ECN processes.

Qualifications

• BE or ME in Mechanical Engineering with 12+ years in vehicle integration.
• Strong knowledge of product development cycle to ensure VI activities are on time.
• Proficient in CATIA V5 with exposure to CAVA for DMU analysis and packaging proposals.
• Experience with ECR/ECN and TC revisions; BOM management from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Own vehicle-level digital integration and package convergence using DMU.
• Review aggregates and ensure functional integration with vehicle and other domains.
• Coordinate prototyping, testing, and issue resolution with proto and testing teams.
• Manage architecture and CAD maturity sign-offs and release processes.
• Provide cost-reduction ideas and ensure regulatory and manufacturing clearances.

Skills

Vehicle integration

DMU analysis

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Team leadership

Cost awareness

Education

BE/ME Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Teamcenter (PDM)

Digital Mock-Up (DMU)

PLM software

Job description

Manager - Vehicle Integration Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

The DMU Lead is the single point owner for vehicle-level digital integration and package convergence . The position ensures that all vehicle systems, aggregates, and structures are integrated within the available package space while meeting performance, manufacturing, serviceability, safety, cost, and regulatory requirements. The role drives early identification and closure of package conflicts, architectural issues, and interface mismatches through Digital Mock-Up (DMU), thereby reducing prototype rework, engineering changes, program delays, and development cost. Vehicle concept & its DMU generation. Review aggregate designs and ensure functional integration of individual aggregates with each other as well as with vehicle. Resolve critical design, integration & packaging issues. Reducing product development time using concurrent engineering tools such as CFT, DMU review, PLM software, DFMEA, DFA, DFM, DFS review with all concern agencies like (Design, proto, manufacturing, testing, service, vendors, marketing etc) at initial product development stage itself Establish and maintain effective communications with Marketing, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality Assurance and Field Service, to see that the product objectives & specifications are continually met. Prototyping coordination & Design proposals & its implementation to resolve issues encounter while prototyping. Indoor & Outdoor testing Co-coordinator for resolution of testing issues with the help of aggregate owner & testing & proto team.

Key Deliverables

• a. Vehicle packaging analysis, coordinate with all modules and solving issues related to assembly and interactions between different modules
• b. Development and release of L0/L1 architecture layouts.
• c. Package strategy and vehicle hardpoint definition.
• d. Creation and maintenance of the master vehicle DMU.
• e. Ensuring latest CAD integration from all domains.
• f. Identification, tracking, and closure of package clashes.
• g. Clearance validation across all systems.
• h. Architecture freeze, package freeze, and CAD maturity sign-off.
• i. Vehicle integration readiness for build phases.
• j. Resolution of interface issues between Body, Chassis, Powertrain, EV Systems, EE, Interior, and Manufacturing teams.
• k. Serviceability, assembly feasibility, regulatory, and manufacturing clearance reports
• l. Responsible for implementation of ECR/ECN in vehicle revisions and making sure that full and multi-level Vehicle CAD and drawings are updated.
• m. Interaction with different modules of organization and tracking the part/ drawing release status and ensuring the vehicle release timeline is achieved
• n. Responsible for complete EBOM and MBOM management Cross functional team data management and control as per project gateway deliverable
• o. Checking the releases documents like 3D & 2D checklists, DFA, DFM, DFMEA etc.
• p. Perform vehicle builds planning, coordination, and issue resolution from proto to production releases. Exploring the ideas for cost reduction of vehicle and IQC data compiling.

Experience

• a. BE or ME with mechanical with 12+ years of experience in vehicle integration (VI)
• b. Should have good product development cycle knowledge to ensure VI activities are delivered on time
• c. Proficient in CATIA V5 and good exposure to CAVA so as to guide, mentor, enable the team to prepare packaging proposal, design concepts and DMU analysis
• d. Proficient in PDM software specifically, Teamcenter (PDM software)
• e. Experience in vehicle integration with good knowledge of design and development background. Experience in making vehicle drawing and assembly.
• f. Good analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
• g. Skilled in BOM management from scratch to production releases and part releases in TC.
• h. Knowledge in change management ECR/ECN and how the revision change works in TC.
• i. Must have the ability to work quickly while maintaining a high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail
• j. Good knowledge of vehicle systems and its architecture.
• k. Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
• l. Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• m. Experience in electric vehicles with integration and team centre will be an added advantage

Industry Preferred Auto & Auto OEM Qualifications BE Mechanical General Requirements

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