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Posted 04 July, 2026

Project Lead

Expleo
Chennai,TN,IN,600096 Full Time
Reference: 97_709370_2026-53470

Overview

Auto MEX: Project Lead

Responsibilities

Job Role Requirement:

Strong experience in Automotive full vehicle design and development, vehicle integration, and cross-functional program leadership from concept development through SOP, ensuring delivery of quality, cost, performance, and timing targets.

Desired Skills Required:

  • Strong experience in automotive full vehicle design and development across Body, Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, and Electrical/Electronic systems.
  • Should have hands-on experience on CAD tools like CATIA, UG-NX and PLM system.
  • Proven experience working on global OEM vehicle development programs across multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including Concept, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
  • Good understanding of the complete vehicle development lifecycle from Concept, Feasibility, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
  • Experience in vehicle integration, packaging, interface management, and engineering change management.
  • Knowledge of product development processes, including APQP, DFMEA, DVP, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.
  • Should have know-how on regulations like FMVSS and ECE
  • Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage technical deliverables, quality, cost, and timelines.
  • Exposure to vehicle testing, validation, and production launch activities.
  • Strong stakeholder management, customer interaction, and supplier coordination skills.
  • Excellent technical review, issue resolution, leadership, and communication abilities.
  • Should have worked on RFQ's and proposals.

Additional Desired Skills

  • Strong capability in developing, enhancing, and presenting engineering competencies, technical capabilities, and organizational strengths to customers and leadership teams.
  • Experience in identifying emerging automotive technologies, innovation opportunities, and new engineering service offerings aligned with industry trends.
  • Ability to drive innovation initiatives, technology roadmaps, and continuous improvement programs across vehicle development domains.
  • Proven experience in preparing and delivering technical capability presentations, solution proposals, and customer presentations for business growth and project acquisition.
  • Strong understanding of automotive technology trends, electrification, connected vehicles, software-defined vehicles, and digital engineering practices.
  • Ability to collaborate with technical teams to develop new capabilities, reusable assets, best practices, and innovative engineering solutions.
  • Experience in supporting business development activities through technical consulting, solution definition, and capability demonstrations.

Desired Soft Skills:

  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
  • Effective stakeholder and customer management.
  • Strong project planning, coordination, and execution skills.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making capability.
  • Ability to work in cross-functional and global teams.
  • Risk identification and mitigation mindset.
  • Conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
  • Time management and prioritization abilities.
  • Proactive, result-oriented, and accountable approach.
  • Adaptability and ability to manage changing project requirements.
  • Strong mentoring and team development skills.

Qualification: B.E Mech/Automobile/Production

Qualifications

Qualification: B.E Mech/Automobile/Production

Essential skills

Desired Skills Required:

  • Strong experience in automotive full vehicle design and development across Body, Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, and Electrical/Electronic systems.
  • Should have hands-on experience on CAD tools like CATIA, UG-NX and PLM system.
  • Proven experience working on global OEM vehicle development programs across multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including Concept, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
  • Good understanding of the complete vehicle development lifecycle from Concept, Feasibility, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
  • Experience in vehicle integration, packaging, interface management, and engineering change management.
  • Knowledge of product development processes, including APQP, DFMEA, DVP, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.
  • Should have know-how on regulations like FMVSS and ECE
  • Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage technical deliverables, quality, cost, and timelines.
  • Exposure to vehicle testing, validation, and production launch activities.
  • Strong stakeholder management, customer interaction, and supplier coordination skills.
  • Excellent technical review, issue resolution, leadership, and communication abilities.
  • Should have worked on RFQ's and proposals.

Experience

15 to 18 years

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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