Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

- Lead the development of underbody vehicle architecture for passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, or EV platforms.

- Define and optimize vehicle underbody layouts considering structural, packaging, safety, and manufacturing requirements.

- Develop platform architectures supporting multiple vehicle derivatives.

- Ensure optimum integration of chassis, suspension, powertrain, battery systems (EV), exhaust, steering, and braking systems.

- Drive vehicle package optimization for weight, performance, and cost.

- Define underbody load paths and structural concepts.

- Collaborate with Body-in-White (BIW) teams for floor structures, cross members, side members, and reinforcements.

- Ensure crashworthiness and structural stiffness targets are achieved.

- Support NVH, durability, and fatigue performance improvements.

Experience

- Underbody Architecture / Vehicle Packaging / Platform Development





- BIW Integration / Vehicle Layout / Structural Design /Skateboard Exposure

- Chassis Packaging / Suspension Integration / Battery Pack Integration (EV)

- DFMEA / GD&T; / Tolerance Stack-up Analysis/ APQP

- Hands-on experience in complete vehicle architecture.

- Experience with global OEM vehicle development programs.

CAD Tools

- CATIA V5 / V6

- Siemens NX

Industry Preferred

Experience with

- Passenger Cars

- Electric Vehicles

- Commercial Vehicles

- Global Vehicle Platforms

Exposure to automotive OEMs or engineering service organizations is highly desirable.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or Production Engineering.

General Requirements

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📌 Manager - VA (Underbody Architecture) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Mahindra u0026 Mahindra
📍 Bengaluru