As a Engineer Engineering Design, you will be a key individual contributor to our Global Engineering Design/CAD team in Chennai, reporting to the CAD Manager LL6. This role is integral to our product development cycle, focusing on systems-level design ownership across diverse automotive PMT1 domain commodities, including closures, underbody, upperbody

Responsibilities

- Execute projects and establish systems-level design ownership.

- Perform Design of BIW/ Closures/underbody/upperbody commodities in Catia V5, in line with Engineering requirements and Ford Design Standards.

- Meet Ford GPDS timelines and quality standards for CAD design deliverables.

- Demonstrate valuable knowledge in Digital Pre-assembly process and BOM.

- Perform Dynamic and static clearance checks.

- Ensure CAD / BOM alignment.

- Implement Design actions based on analysis using CAE / CFD / outdoor indoor tests.

- Develop designs according to sheet metal design specifications manufacturing processes.

- Manage CAD design Lifecycle in PML tool (Teamcenter).

- Actively participate in efficiency and innovation initiatives.

- Perform Engineering Design with minimal supervision.





- Collaborate with DR Engineers and other cross functional teams to perform all CAD related deliverables with respect to Ford standards.

- Ensure every Gateway/Milestone targets are achieved with respect to Ford standards and Design rule requirements.

Education

Bachelors degree in engineering (Mechanical/Automobile) or related disciplines.

Experience

Min 4 years of experience in the Automotive Industry.

Minimum 4 years of design experience (CATIA V5) in any of the automotive systems.

Candidates should ideally have 4+ years in Automotive Product Development.

Functional/Technical Skills

- In-depth CAD tool skills (Catia V5 / V6).

- Expertise in BIW/closure/ underbody/ upperbody systems and sub-systems.

- Work experience with PLM tools (Teamcenter /3DX).

- Knowledge of engineering quality tools: FMEAs, Six Sigma, etc.

- Knowledge of applied systems engineering, Six Sigma methodologies.

- Knowledge in Current Product Introduction process, its milestones, and its delivery success criteria for engineering.

- Knowledge of material cost, business equations, and basic finance.

- Excellent Written and Verbal communication

- Working knowledge with Office Tools

📌 Lead Engineer ED & BOM (Chennai)
🏢 Ford
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