Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop

- Frame attachments like fender, fender brackets, accessory brackets

- Fifth wheel coupling

- Catwalk platform

- HV safety components positioning and mounting

- Rear Underrun Protection Device (RUPD)

- Side Underrun Protection Device (SUPD)

- Front and Rear Tow Hooks

- Mounting brackets and reinforcement structures

- Recovery interfaces and associated frame attachments

- Develop modular solutions compatible with multiple Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz vehicle platforms.

- Define packaging concepts considering:

- Frame architecture &
- Rear overhang

- Axle configurations &

- Suspension movement

- Body builder requirements

- Ensure compliance with global regulations and standards, including:

- UNECE R58 (Rear Underrun Protection)

- UNECE R73 (Side Underrun Protection)

- Regional homologation and customer-specific requirements

- Perform structural assessments for:

- Static strength &
- Energetic loading

- Recovery and towing loads

- Fatigue durability

- Corrosion performance

- Vehicle integration

- Optimize designs for:

- Weight reduction &
- Cost efficiency

- Manufacturability

- Commonality across vehicle platforms

- Develop 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and BOMs.

- Collaborate with global engineering teams, manufacturing, purchasing, suppliers, homologation,



and testing departments.

- Support prototype builds, validation testing, homologation activities, and production launch.

- Investigate field failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust corrective actions.

- Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and global standardization of structural safety components.

Key Deliverables:

- Production-ready RUPD, SUPD, and Tow Hook designs

- CAD models and engineering drawings

- Design release documentation

- Structural analysis and validation reports

- Homologation support documentation

- Weight and cost optimization proposals

- Engineering change management and issue resolution

Qualifications

Technical Competencies:

- Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicle Chassis Design and 3 to 10 year of experience

- Structural Design of Safety Components

- RUPD &
- SUPD Regulations (UNECE R58 &
- R73)

- Tow Hook &

- Recovery Load Design

- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

- Fatigue &

- Durability Engineering

- Welded and Bolted Joint Design

- High-Strength Steel Applications

- GD&T; and Engineering Drawings

- DFMEA, DVP&R;, APQP

- Manufacturing Processes (Stamping, Bending, Welding, Machining)

- Cost Optimization and Value Engineering

- Bachelor's or Masters in Mechanical Engineering or Automobile

📌 Design - Frame & Safety Attachments Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
📍 Chennai