Opportunity For Manager - Automotive Interior Trim

Hi all,

We are looking for Design / Development professionals with 10 to 15 Years experience for Pune loctaion

Manager - Automotive Interior Trim

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Lead Engineer - interior Trim include managing and guiding the technical aspects of designing the interior trim of heavy-duty commercial vehicles, ensuring delivery of quality, functional, and aesthetically appealing components that meet safety, regulatory, and cost requirements.

Technical Expertise:

• Exposure to global requirements for trim engineering & design. Must have handled 2-3 projects of (Dashboard, Door & Interior hard & soft trim parts.) throughout the product lifecycle.
• Should be able to develop the Master sections, Concept design & converge them into detail engineering, ensuring that the systems meet all Manufacturing, function & safety requirements
• Expertise in materials used in interior trims (plastics, textiles, foams) and knowledge of manufacturing processes like injection molding, compression molding, and thermoforming.
• Should have hands on Experience on CATIA V5 & 3D Experience PLM to manage the Interior trim product design activity
• Ensure that interior components are properly integrated with other vehicle systems (e.g., electrical, HVAC, safety)
• To follow defined processes & customer standards and maintain quality and delivery targets in day-to-day customer deliveries.
• Should be able to prepare the technical documents i.e. DFMEA, DFA, DFM, DFS, Gap & flush Targets
• Must be able to read the Digital simulation reports & able to provide the solution accordingly.
• Ensure that interior components meet NVH performance targets, focusing on minimizing cabin noise and vibrations.
• Familiarity with global automotive safety and environmental regulations (FMVSS, ECE) related to interior components
• To follow defined processes & customer standards and maintain quality and delivery targets in day-to-day customer deliveries

Design Leadership:

• Take ownership of the complete design and development process for interior systems and components, from concept through to production.
• Experience leading and mentoring Team performance, providing technical guidance and ensuring collaboration across teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with various teams
• Ability to understand the project plan and its milestones, set priorities accordingly, and meet deadlines.
• Experience with project management tools is additionally advantageous.
• Lead the validation of interior components through physical testing (e.g., thermal, vibration, durability) and ensure that designs meet all performance and safety standards.

Project Management :

• Identify potential design or engineering risks early in the project lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Work closely with CFT to align design objectives with overall vehicle program goals.