Overview

We are seeking an experienced Design Release Engineer (DRE) to lead the design, development, validation, and release of Visibility, Horn, Siren, and Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) components for automotive programs. The role involves managing component development from concept through production launch, ensuring compliance with performance, quality, cost, timing, manufacturing, safety, and regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate should possess hands-on experience in automotive visibility and warning systems, supplier management, engineering change management, product validation, and CAD/PLM-based development processes.

Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, validation, and release of Visibility, Horn, Siren, and AVAS systems.
- Manage development activities for ORVM, IRVM, Wiper, Washer, Horn, Siren, and AVAS components throughout the product lifecycle.
- Ensure component and system development is aligned with quality, performance, timing, weight, cost, and manufacturing targets.
- Coordinate vehicle build activities, engineering changes,



prototype builds, and production releases.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Design, CAE, Validation, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Packaging, Electrical, Software, and Supplier teams.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations, homologation requirements, and regional standards for visibility and warning systems.
- Support benchmarking and implementation of latest technologies and innovations related to mirrors, visibility systems, horns, sirens, and AVAS.
- Manage supplier development activities and monitor supplier deliverables to meet program milestones.
- Identify cost optimization, weight reduction, quality improvement, and value engineering opportunities.

Key Deliverables
- Manage project deliverables within assigned systems and ensure achievement of program milestones.
- Coordinate supplier deliverables and support APQP, quality convergence, and product developm

📌 DRE – Visibility, Horn, Siren (Chennai)
🏢 Expleo
📍 Chennai