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Development Lead - Closures

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Skills

Required

  • automotive Closure Systems development
  • feasibility studies
  • Side
  • Hoods
  • Fenders
  • Liftgates / Tailgates
  • Door Hardware
  • Sealing Systems
  • Door Modules
  • Manual Tops
  • Glass systems

Preferred

  • Teamcenter / PLM systems
  • validation planning
  • technical documentation
  • change management
  • design release

Responsibilities

  • Pune [2 - UGNX] & Chennai [6 - CATIA] Responsibilities Lead engineering development activities for closure systems and components across vehicle programs.
  • Ensure closure component/system development aligns with quality, cost, weight, timing, and performance objectives.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders for collaborative engineering activities.
  • Ensure compliance with homologation, regulatory, and internal engineering standards.
  • Support design release, engineering documentation, validation planning, and technical sign-offs.
  • Execute robust and cost-effective engineering solutions ensuring successful program launches.
  • Drive standardization, benchmarking, lessons learned, harmonization, and best practice implementation.
  • Support supplier development activities, technical reviews, capability assessments, and issue resolution.
  • Coordinate with design studio and vehicle integration teams for milestone achievement and packaging feasibility.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and support corrective actions during development and build phases.
  • Support product diversity definition and value optimization activities.
  • Develop and maintain source packages, technical documentation, and engineering deliverables.
  • Support development of technical roadmaps, training materials, and engineering policies.
  • Ensure adherence to internal control systems, engineering processes, and PLM workflows.
  • Knowledge of automotive build support and launch activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Automobile / Production Engineering or related discipline Essential skills Strong experience in automotive Closure Systems development.
  • Hands-on experience in concept design and feasibility studies for: Side Doors Hoods Fenders Liftgates / Tailgates Door Hardware Sealing Systems Door Modules Manual Tops Experience conducting technical reviews with suppliers for: Glass systems
  • Window regulators Door modules

Tops Sealing systems

  • Experience coordinating with Design Studio and Vehicle Integration teams.
  • Strong exposure to engineering release processes in production environments.
  • Proficiency in UG NX and/or CATIA.

Preferred

  • Experience working with Teamcenter / PLM systems.
  • Exposure to weight optimization and cost reduction initiatives.
  • Experience in validation planning and technical documentation sign-off.
  • Understanding of automotive quality systems and engineering change management.
  • Experience 6 to 8 years