Senior Engineer - Coolant system

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We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of Coolant Pipes & Hoses for Cooling System Installation across ICE platforms (Diesel, CNG, LNG, H ) for the European market. This role combines deep technical expertise in thermal management with cross-functional collaboration, customer focus, and leadership responsibilities driving the development of efficient, sustainable, and reliable cooling solutions for heavy-duty vehicles.

This role offers the opportunity to shape next-generation cooling solutions that enable sustainable and efficient heavy-duty transportation, while working in a truly global environment.

Job Profile:

As a Senior Engineer for the coolant system, you will be responsible for meeting the coolant routing requirements for systems within the vehicle. Main systems for routing include

• • Engine cooling circuit
  • Transmission Cooling Circuit
  • Retarder Cooling Circuit
  • Urea Heating Circuit
  • Cab Heating Circuit
• You will design & develop multiple concepts for routing, pipes & hoses in CAD tool along with mounting arrangement for CAD visualization and Drawing & BOM release.
• You will interact closely with Powertrain department & Thermal management engineers and cross-functional teams (XFT) to understand Routing requirements, System Architecture.
• Define and drive design requirements, virtual verification, and validation of different components in coolant Pipes & Hoses sub system in multiple projects at a time, w.r.t QDCFS.
• Lead and perform the FMEAs, DVP, and other quality tools for components and systems to ensure proactive quality.
• Drive, and secure design approval from all stakeholders, mainly suppliers, assembly and aftermarket by balancing the needs of XFT, while keeping the customer needs at forefront.
• Review the test data & approve /recommend approval of the test reports for conformance to the requirements.
• You will interface and present the coolant system level development status, risks & mitigation plans to the project team.

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• Evaluate the field complaints / market issues concerning the performance of the coolant system and derive the root cause at system / component levels by analyzing the failures.
• Contribute to the technology roadmap for coolant system & components for defined products by collecting the inputs and requirements from the needed stakeholders.
• Add value to the business with innovation, process efficiency, automation and many more initiatives. Contribute to Team and department goals in various activities.
• In your role you shall also interact and work with global teams for the coolant system & components and represent Bangalore team /site in the defined global forums.
• Technical mentoring and competency development of the team members, driving high engagement, upholding high standards along with the reporting manager is part of this profile.

Qualification and professional skills:

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field such as BE/BTech/M. Tech/MS is required. While having 8+ years of experience is typical, recruitment will primarily be based on competency.
• Expertise in thermal management with high level of proficiency in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Experience in the powertrain installation areas and understanding for the vehicle aggregate cooling & heating requirements.
• Overall vehicle level knowledge, understanding of different markets, awareness of legal requirement at system, vehicle level and exposure to customers in field
• In depth knowledge of the product development life cycle and change management activities for maintenance.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems with action-oriented mindset.
• Experience in developing DFMEA and other quality tools.
• Ability to assign tasks and demand deliverables from team, peers, and cross functional stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in CREO tool, 1-D simulation tools. Hot spot related simulations and tool knowledge will be an added advantage.

• Customer centric mindset and strong sense of engineering ownership in deliverables.
• Knowledge of agile working methodology is desrirable

Soft Skills:

• Strong networking and interpersonal skills with good verbal and written communication.
• Strong technical leadership and decision-making skills
• Willingness to continuously develop your own skills and abilities.
• A self-initiator, leading tasks independently with good planning and monitoring skills.
• Be proactive and able to navigate through challenging issues.
• Ability to work in a multicultural global environment.
• Ability to plan and manage the work with other team members.

Clearly articulate ideas, and able to influence the team positively towards shared goals

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