Senior Engineer

Job Description

R&D, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Department Product Engineering Job posted on May 26, 2025 Employment type Staff Job Title : Senior Engineer – Product Engineering Main Purpose of Job (Why job exists/what it must achieve) Level: Primary function is to control, encourage and maintain customer relationships with OEMs. Duties include: 1. Coordinate regular meetings with customers and technical teams, 2. Manage projects using Gates APQP process - ensure delivery to customer deadlines, track and resolve open issues and provide technical information including presentations, facilitate regular design team meetings, control new component engineering drawing releases and changes. 3. The PM will be responsible for leading customer RFQ responses for technical proposal and coordinating Gates’ activities as part of the RFQ proposals to Manufacturing hand off. Reports to: Department Head – Product Engineering Organization Unit R&D, MWC Main Responsibilities / Job Summary (Primary deliverables of role and its scope) KPIs (Measurable parameters of the role ) & Dimensions (What is the span of the role) [1] Manage QCT target of Projects RFQ development & BOM management & release Monitoring the schedule of the project Inculcate commonization strategy – Design / tools/parts Lesson learned from previous projects (Quality assurance) [2] Ensure timely clearance of project milestones. Convergence of cross functional team of Engineering, Industrialization, NPD, Commercial & Purchasing, supply chain for clearing project milestone - Timely project milestone management - ensuring PMS & QMS adherence Reviewing all deliverables – Quality, cost & timeline of project from the team To perform risk assessment of the project & ensure timely resolution of Project risks and problems Initiate corrective & preventive action, if necessary. Getting approval from CFT for deviations. [3] Alliance Synergy & System improvement Single point Contact from R&D to Customers. Ensuring customer requirements delivered on day to day basis throughout project Life time Supplier interactions for New Product Development Operational Excellence: 20% Customer Focus (External / Internal) : 20% Project Cost, Quality & Time Management: 20% Product Design Optimization: 20% Relationship Building & Technical Support: 10% Initiatives / New Projects / Advancement Engineering: 10% Staff reporting: N/A Skills & Knowledge Requirements (Abilities / Knowledge & Expertise in field) Knowledge (Technical / Functional) Design and engineering skill Testing Knowledge VAVE Experience Exhaust Knowledge about emission and noise control technologies Strong Project Management skills LMS Software Behavioral skills: Effective communication skill Self-Learner Convincing & Time Management Workaholic Qualifications – B.E/ B. Tech Experience – 2 - 4 Years Team handling- Age preference- 25- 30 Yrs