Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

'Product Ownership & Road mapping
- Lead the Lighting System's Engineering function for assigned vehicle platforms - Own lighting product strategy for assigned platform(s): technology roadmap (LED/micro‑LED, adaptive/matrix, projection, agile animations, light signatures), cost, weight, sustainability, and serviceability.
- Define system architecture (electro‑optical, thermal, mechanical, sealing, EMC/EMI, diagnostics) and interface control (CAN/LIN, power, thermal paths, package space, styling surfaces).
- Mentor the engineering team fostering innovation and accountability
Design & Development
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for lighting systems – concept, design, validation, industrialization, and launch.
- Lead concept freeze, package studies, and feasibility with Styling/Vehicle Architecture.
- Direct detailed design (optics, PCB, heat sinks, lenses, housings, gaskets, vents, brackets) in CATIA, ensuring DfX (DfM/DfA/DfS), tolerance stack‑ups, VA/VE, and design robustness.




- Oversee photometry & other performance compliance; define target light distributions, performance margins, and derating strategies.
Validation & Homologation
- Ensure compliance with global automotive standards (AIS, ECE, SAE, FMVSS).
- Develop and execute DVP&R; for environmental, optical, electrical, EMC/EMI, durability, corrosion, vibration, sealing, thermal and vehicle‑level integration (CAN/LIN comms, diagnostics).
- Ensure global regulatory compliance (e.g., UNECE, AIS/BIS, SAE/ISO etc.)
Quality & Risk
- Drive APQP/PPAP, DFMEA/PFMEA, Control Plan, and 8D resolution; ensure lessons learned reuse and robust problem prevention.
- Champion traceability for critical components (LED binning, lens material lots, PCB revisions).
Supplier & Sourcing Leadership
- Manage supplier partnerships to achieve cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Manage Tier‑1/Tier‑2 suppliers; negotiate technology, cost, and timing; define SOW and acceptance criteria.
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📌 Senior Lead Engineer- VES (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra & Mahindra
📍 Chennai