Lead Engineer - Interior core & quality (Cockpit /Seat)

Overview

Lead Engineer - Interior core & quality (Cockpit /Seat)

Responsibilities

• • Ensure design robustness for all interior components throughout the development cycle.
  • Validate that all design solutions conform to Design Practice requirements, internal standards, and regulatory guidelines
  • Conduct design reviews in collaboration with Global and Technical Centre teams.
  • Manage packaging, manufacturing, and assembly feasibility studies for interior components.
  • Review and approve Technical Data Sheets and DVP&R for interior components.
  • Validate packaging and clearance studies, ensuring compliance with specifications and avoidance of interference risks in the assembly.
  • Validate and approve DFMEA and DVP&R, ensuring alignment with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
  • Oversee CAD data finalization prior to STEP releases and TKO, ensuring compliance with specifications.
  • Collect and integrate proactive quality documents (QIU, QFS, Lessons Learned) to address quality aspects during the concept phase.
  • Interface with cross-functional teams (engineering, styling, vehicle engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing) to ensure quality integration across development stages.
  • Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, including defect prevention, cost optimization, weight control, and lessons learned implementation
  • Support analysis teams (Impact, Durability, NVH) by ensuring design readiness and compliance for all validation and regulatory test requirements.
  • Develop and maintain Design Scorecards for each program milestone.
  • Capture and publish Lessons Learned, updating relevant design practices and interior standards.
  • Create harmonized documentation (Design Practices, DFMEA, DVP&R) for interior components.
  • Analyze launch and field issues, performing root cause analysis using tools such as 3L, 5-Why, and Fishbone diagrams.

Qualifications

• B.E./B. Tech or M.E/ M. Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production and Industrial Engineering

Essential skills

• • 8 to 10 years of Product Design & development experience in automotive Components: Cockpit, Seats
  • Working experience in Component & System level designing.
  • Good Knowledge in UG or CATIA modeling, Surfacing and Ennovia.
  • Good Knowledge in Manufacturing & Assembly feasibility study.
  • Work experience with International Tier 1 and OEMS.
  • Knowledge in Injection molding process.
  • Good presentation and communication skills.

Desired skills

• Project management and leadership skills
• Good knowledge on manufacturing plastic components & process

Experience

8 to 10 years