Experience: 9 to 15 years
Job Location: Pune
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 days only
ROLE SUMMARY
We are looking for a senior Automotive Glazing / Glass expert to take complete ownership of the glazing scope, directly manage the customer, and lead supporting design engineer. The role covers front and rear windshields, all four door glasses, quarter glass and D-pillar/fixed glass.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own Automotive Glazing design and development from concept through release.
- Act as the primary technical interface for direct customer communication and coordination.
- Lead and coordinate supporting design engineer and review all CAD/engineering deliverables.
- Manage design maturity, open points, engineering changes, releases, timing and technical risks.
- Drive interfaces with BIW, closures, exterior/interior trims, sealing systems, suppliers and manufacturing.
- Ensure timely issue resolution, design feasibility and production readiness.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Expertise in front windshield, rear windshield/backlite, front and rear door glasses, quarter glass and D-pillar/fixed glass.
- Automotive glass mounting, bonding, sealing, encapsulation and glass-to-BIW/glass-to-trim interfaces.
- Automotive part-development, engineering-change and release processes.
- Plastic part design, plastic injection molding, tooling feasibility and DFM.
- CATIA V5/V6; 3DEXPERIENCE.
- GD&T;, engineering drawings, datum/RPS concepts and tolerance understanding.
- Solid customer-facing communication, technical leadership and independent decision-making.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
- BE/BTech in Mechanical, Automotive, Production, Plastics or Tool Engineering.
- Proven automotive glazing responsibility in an OEM, Tier-1 supplier or engineering-services environment.
📌 Automotive Glazing Engineer (Pune)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Pune