About the Role

Manager – Design & Development Leaf Spring Division

Responsibilities
Develop reliable, cost-effective and manufacturable designs meeting customer specifications and performance
Develop leaf spring designs for commercial vehicles, trailers and automotive applications.
Optimize spring geometry, thickness, camber, eye dimensions, material and design parameters.
Perform stress, load, deflection, stiffness/rate, fatigue and durability calculations.
Coordinate prototype development, trials and validation with Manufacturing, Quality, Tool Room and Production.
Lead APQP activities related to product design and ensure timely PPAP documentation.
Support OEM technical discussions, design reviews, feasibility studies and approvals.
Perform or coordinate stress, fatigue, load-deflection and durability analysis.
Use FEA/simulation tools for design optimization and performance prediction.
Plan and review prototype and validation testing against customer specifications.
Optimize material grade, geometry and manufacturing process for cost and performance.
Ensure changes are validated, documented and communicated to relevant functions.
Ensure design feasibility with rolling, tapering,



forming, heat treatment, shot peening, assembly and painting processes.
Work closely with Production, Quality, Tool Room, Procurement and Supply Chain.
Support tooling development, production trials and technical issue resolution.

Qualifications
B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Automobile/Metallurgy preferred
10–15 years of relevant automotive product design and development experience.

Required Skills
Solid hands-on leaf spring/suspension component design experience preferred.
OEM/Tier-1 product development exposure preferred.
Working knowledge of CATIA / Creo / SolidWorks / AutoCAD and FEA.
Knowledge of GD&T;, APQP, PPAP, spring steel, heat treatment, shot peening, fatigue and durability.

Preferred Skills
On-time design release and PPAP submission.
First-time-right design Prototype and validation success rate.
Product weight and cost reduction.
Design-related customer complaints/warranty reduction.
Fatigue/durability performance.
Engineering change turnaround time.
VA/VE savings.
Project completion against timelines.

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