Exterior Engineer

Exterior Engineer

Experience: 4-18 yrs

Location: Pune

Scope of Role:

The Lead Engineer is decision making responsible person with leadership skills to deliver the Commodity with defined Attributes, Cost, and Timing, by Management of Commodity, Process, Suppliers, and all other stake holder & Cross functional team.

Area of Responsibility:

• Good Knowledge of Product Design, of Exterior Components Like Bumpers and Grills & their Materials, Manufacturing Process & Tooling Concepts.
• Should have knowledge of Exterior Regulations & Packaging Requirements.
• Should be able to establish teamwork plan & define priority of work.
• Must have experience in Quality Control tools like GD&T DVA, DVP, DFMEA, PPIR.
• Ensure sub-system meets attribute requirements, Durability, Thermal, Weight, Cost etc.
• Should be able to Support vehicle launch and pre-production builds.
• Need to support on Prototype part Delivery to confirm Assembly Function or Commodity Validation.
• Should be able to communicate effectively with cross functional teams across international locations.
• Hands of Experience on Catia V5/V6 & Team Centre.
• Knowledge of Problem-solving Techniques, Root cause analysis will be preferred.
• Experience in Supplier management like APQP documents, Cost & timing Reviews will be preferred.
• Experience in Carbon Fiber and OEM to lead commodity will be an added advantage.
• Ensures the delivery of exceptional customer service.
• Demonstrates and fosters a sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals.
• Identifies and analyses information to make decisions and solve problems.

Knowledge / Experience :

• Minimum of 4 years of automotive product engineering experience required specifically in automotive Exterior trims bumpers and Grills
• Proven project management capability demonstrated by recent delivery in line with time, Cost, quality & attribute targets
• Proven experience in development and/or integration of at least one and preferably more on Exterior Components like Bumpers, Grilles, etc.
• Engineering knowledge of defined component(s) / system(s) design, function, performance, production & manufacturing requirements,
• Liaise with supplier, Manufacturing, CAE& Validation Teams.
• CAD Literacy: Ability to generate CAD data and Master sections in CATIA V5/V6.
• Significant experience in use of engineering tools FMEA, Six Sigma, problem resolution etc.
• Successful history of delivery within the automotive sector.

Skills:

• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills, adapting style to suit different audiences.
• In-depth functional knowledge of Bumpers system.
• CAD Literacy: Ability to generate CAD data and Master sections in CATIA V5/V6
• PC Literacy: Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word etc.
• Analytical, logical, and critical thinking ability.

Qualification