Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Lead system delivery against cost, weight, quality, performance, craftsmanship and timing targets.
• Drive status reviews, milestone tracking, risk identification and timely escalation.
• Lead engineering feasibility assessments and robust design-change management.
• Coordinate tooling development, manufacturing readiness and launch execution.
• Ensure process capability, product quality and smooth SOP delivery.
• Guide Styling, Product Planning and Platform teams through benchmarking and feasibility inputs.
• Drive technology evaluation, proof-of-concept development and future interior roadmaps.
• Manage DVP&R; risks across regulatory, functional, durability, NVH, safety and perceived quality.
• Track regulations, emerging technologies, sustainable materials and customer expectations.
• Drive value engineering, material optimization and continuous improvement.
• Align Suppliers, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Validation and Product Planning on program targets.
• Lead CAE, NVH, BSR, STA, DE, Validation, PQ,



Manufacturing Engineering and PVT interfaces.
• Mentor engineering teams through structured problem-solving and knowledge sharing.
• Promote technical excellence and adherence to engineering best practices.
• Interior trim packaging, vehicle integration and system engineering expertise.
• Knowledge of IS/AIS, ECE, ADR and FMVSS standards and DVP requirements.
• Strong project management, risk management and problem-solving capability.
• Knowledge of automotive trends and emerging technologies.

Behavioural Fit

• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Customer-centric thinking and idea generation.
• Effective stakeholder communication and escalation discipline.
• Ability to anticipate trends and drive innovation.

Experience

• 7 to 13 years of automotive interior trim experience.
• End-to-end delivery experience from concept to SOP.
• Program leadership and cross-functional team management.
• Robust packaging, integration

📌 Lead Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Chennai