Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Role Overview

As part of the Mahindra Auto Division, the Engineering Lead will be responsible for leading end-to-end vehicle and component engineering activities across Special Vehicle Programs (SPV), Recent Utility (NU) Platforms, Vehicle Accessories Programs (VAP), and Accessories. This role will provide technical leadership across engineering disciplines, ensuring that products meet performance, safety, quality, cost, and regulatory requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Strategy & Program Leadership
- Lead vehicle and component engineering activities across SPV, NU Platform, VAP, and Accessories programs.
- Establish engineering objectives, technical roadmaps, and development plans aligned with business priorities and product strategies.

Engineering Sign-off & Technical Governance
- Own engineering sign-off processes across product development stages.
- Ensure all engineering deliverables meet performance, reliability, quality,



and regulatory requirements prior to program approvals and launches.

Validation & Quality Engineering
- Drive Design Verification Plan (DVP) execution and validation strategy across vehicle systems and components.
- Lead DFMEA activities to identify and mitigate technical risks early in the development process.

Homologation & Regulatory Compliance
- Define and oversee homologation strategy for vehicles and accessories.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards, customer requirements, and certification processes through collaboration with testing and homologation teams.

Functional Team Leadership
- Lead and mentor CAE, Electrical & Electronics (E&E;), Structural Engineering, Testing, and Validation teams.
- Build technical capabilities, strengthen engineering processes, and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Engineering Feasibility & Design Integration
- Drive engineering feasibility reviews in collaboration

📌 DGM- Vehicle Engineering Lead, Accessories (Mumbai)
🏢 Mahindra & Mahindra
📍 Mumbai