Vihaan Champion-eavd

**Responsibilities & Key Deliverables**
- Develop detailed understanding of platform vendor's out-of-the box (OOTB) digital solutions applicable to the EAVD function
- Facilitate configuration of vendor OOTB digital solutions and refinement of NPD processes & ways of working in conjunction with relevant stakeholders
- Own business process and workflows; develop and present business case for customizations (if any - post discussions with relevant stakeholders)
- Act as a liaison b/w Mahindra and vendor (platform, SI) to guarantee high-quality deliverables and adherence to Mahindra’s project standards
- Identify and address potential risks/ bottle necks, ensuring project adherence to timelines through effective mitigation strategies and stakeholder coordination
- Sign off on UATs for finalized vendor soln. roll out; ensure sign off of business processes from respective functional leaders and sponsors
- Ensure effective user training, evaluate system performance and incorporate user feedback to drive digital solution adoption across users
- Document issues, associated learnings and best-practices for applicable vendor digital solutions to enable continuous process improvements
- Own PMO & end-to-end implementation of relevant vendor digital solutions for a given platform; ensure adherence to KPIs & roll out in future programs

**Experience**
- 8+ years of experience in the automotive industry, with significant focus on

virtual validation, simulation, modeling
8+ years of demonstrated leadership experience in spearheading

implementation projects successfully, with a proven ability to collaborate
- effectively across diverse organizational domains

**Industry Preferred**

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s/Master's Degree in Automotive, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical

Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
Professional certifications/ Diploma in using simulation tools or similar

credentials are beneficial

**General Requirements**
- Proficiency in using or implementing processing & simulation software tools
- by ANSYS, HEXAGON, Dassault, Siemens etc. to simulate vehicle dynamics,
- crashworthiness, aerodynamics, thermal management, other critical attributes
Ability to develop and manage DVPs for testing activities at a component/

assembly/ vehicle level
Strong analytical skills to interpret simulation results and draw conclusions to

inform design decisions - validate performance against design specifications
- and regulatory requirements
Collaborate closely with design, engineering, testing, and validation teams to

ensure alignment of virtual validation activities with technical requirements

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