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.
- Positive presentation and communication skills.

Desired skills:
- Project management and leadership skills
- Good knowledge on manufacturing plastic components & process

Experience:

8 to 10 years

📌 Lead Engineer – Interior core & quality (Cockpit /Seat) (India)
🏢 Expleo
📍 India