Title: Exterior Lead Engineer - Local Support Team (India Plant)

Location: SIPCOT Industrial Park, Thoothukudi City, Tamil Nadu, India

Report to: Local Support Team Director

Job Overview

VINFAST is
a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the
automotive industry with sustainable and creative mobility solutions. As a
leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering
high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience.
Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of
creating a greener and more sustainable
future through innovation, technology and excellence.

In this role, you will be instrumental in MDI LST EXT Department, using
your skills to ensure a successful launch and localization of VINFAST vehicles
in the plant.

- Support
vehicle module localization and integration.

- Serve
as the primary interface between the plant and core engineering based in
Hanoi, Vietnam.

- Ensure
compliance with engineering, quality and production standards.

- Sustain
program performance post-launch to cater for local market requirements.

- Serve
a single point of contact for your module towards: manufacturing, supplier
quality engineering and after sales service.

- Manage Jira – Project Managements with
function owner group as “VF Engineering”

- Support achieving quality targets;

- Responsible for containment
and resolution of design issues and drive supplier quality and process issues;

- Support dealers call back and
returned parts analysis to identify, contain and resolve warranty issues

- Supporting cost reductions activities;

- Support plant operations and
Quality Engineering Team with problem solving to improve the quality of internal indicators ;

- Raise DCRs and ECRs to solve




quality design issues to SOPs vehicles;

- Review SREAS ,DFMEA and DVPs.
If any opportunity to improve the detection of the design quality issues is
found;

- Efficiently manage Stop
Ships and Stop Builds, including developing containment actions and rework instructions;

- Ensure timely and appropriate
escalation of the issues and emerging issues ;

- Leading meetings with
QE+SQE+Process area to address early claim binning, issues contaminants resolution
and prevent recurrence;

- Conduct the root cause
diagnosis on design related issues. Provides technical directions to Engineer
on vehicles post SOP.

- Deliver technical
leadership and analysis on projects of high corporate priority and tight timing
constraints.

- Issues tracking evaluate
the influences and define root causes

- ​Create
the necessary report with high quality (weekly report, Cross Functional Meeting
report etc)

Requirements

· Education/ Professional knowledge:

- Bachelor or above degree in
Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering.

- English language: Fluent.

- Quality tools like Six
Sigma DMAIC, DFMEA, DFA, GD&T;, 8D etc.

· Skill, Experience:

- Experience of 5 years in
automotive Exterior mature markets homologation requirements, tooling
development timing and manufacturing process.

- Exposure to BEV Vehicle
requirements and testing.

- The ability to learn
quickly, accept challenges and be able to adapt to the company's rapid
development of rhythm and culture.

- High level of coordination,
communication and team leading skills.

- High analytical and conceptual
skills

- High level of management
skills.

- Experience / knowledge on
Team Center, CATIA, CAE, Safety, NVH.

Other requirements:

- Good communication skills.

- Ability to adapt to quickly new situations and constraints.

- Experience
in the automotive environment is an advantage.

📌 Exterior Lead Engineer - Local Support Team (India Plant) (Tamil Nadu)
🏢 Recognized
📍 Tamil Nadu