Lead Engineer

59 minutes ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Ford Motor Company Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per year

As a Lead Engineer – Engineering Design, you will be a key contributor to our Global Engineering Design/CAD team in Chennai, reporting to the CAD Manager LL6. This role is integral to our product development cycle, focusing on systems-level design ownership across diverse automotive domains such as BIW, Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, Electrical, and Vehicle Architecture. You will lead a small team of designers, guiding them in creating designs that adhere to Ford Engineering requirements and Design Standards using Catia V5. A core part of your responsibility will be to ensure timely and quality CAD design deliverables in line with Ford GPDS timelines. This position requires strong technical acumen in digital pre-assembly, BOM management, clearance checks, and the ability to implement design actions based on CAE/CFD analysis and testing. You will also be expected to manage the CAD design lifecycle within the PML tool (Teamcenter) and continuously seek opportunities for efficiency and innovation

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Automobile) or related disciplines.

Experience:

  • 2 to 8 years of experience in the Automotive Industry.

  • Minimum 2 years of design experience (CATIA V5) in any of the automotive systems.

  • Candidates should ideally have 6+ years in Automotive Product Development.

Functional/Technical Skills:

  • In-depth CAD tool skills (Catia V5 /NX).

  • Expertise in vehicle systems and sub-systems (Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, Electrical, and Vehicle Architecture).

  • Awareness of PLM tools (Teamcenter).

  • Knowledge of engineering quality tools: FMEAs, Six Sigma, etc.

  • Knowledge of applied systems engineering, Six Sigma methodologies.

  • Knowledge in New Product Introduction process, its milestones, and its delivery success criteria for engineering.

  • Knowledge of material cost, business equations, and basic finance.

Lead a small team of Designers and execute projects, undertaking systems-level Design ownership.

  • Perform Design of BIW / Interior Exterior Plastics / Chassis / Powertrain or EESE commodities in Catia V5, in line with Engineering requirements and Ford Design Standards.

  • Meet Ford GPDS timelines and quality standards for CAD design deliverables.

  • Demonstrate good knowledge in Digital Pre-assembly process and BOM.

  • Perform Dynamic and static clearance checks.

  • Ensure CAD / BOM alignment.

  • Implement Design actions based on analysis using CAE / CFD / outdoor & indoor tests.

  • Develop designs according to Sheet metal / Plastics / Powertrain design specifications & manufacturing processes.

  • Manage CAD design Lifecycle in PML tool (Teamcenter).

  • Run Design reviews.

  • Actively participate in efficiency and innovation initiatives.

  • Perform Engineering Design with minimal supervision.

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