Exterior Engineer

Job Location: Pune

Experience: 7-12 yrs

Scope of Role: Exterior Engineer is responsible to within the area of exterior trims product development and details product design according to standards and guidelines. Translate defined product design performance criteria in CAD data & specifications. Applies a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures related to Automotive Exterior trims

Area of Responsibility

This position is responsible for new design and development of exterior trims like Bumpers, Wheel arch liners, Cladding, Cowl vent grill, Canopy parts, Roof rail finishers, Spoiler etc. Should be able to produce engineering design and concepts into 3D model using CATIA V5.

You will have responsibility for:

• Design and development of exterior trim parts by using CATIA V5 software.
• Provide technical solution and generate CAD data (3D & 2D) for exterior trims.
• Development of Concept and Master sections, leading and progressing the design in line with the program timescales and deliverable cadence (CATIA V5)
• Design Exterior trim product assembly parts to meet styling intent and ensure regulatory requirements
• Adequate knowledge of plastic moulding and design process, DFMEA, DVP, DFA/DFM & GD&T.
• Knowledge of GD&T; and its implications, Supplier Statement-Of-Requirements, component drawings, Standards and Guidelines etc.
• Interface with Customer engineering and supplier to achieve technically feasible designs.
• Ensure overall product design including implementation into CAD by using inputs with regard to results of simulation, tests and validation and all project deliverables are met.
• Upholds customer working practices, rules and regulations and supports a positive collaborative culture.
• Maintain design logs of all engineering requests or direction
• Ensuring issues that cannot be resolved are escalated to Lead Engineer
• Ensuring that the all project deliverables is met at given time.
• Identifying all risks of the programme and make appropriate capitalization documents (Lessons learned, Technical Reports) to feed/improve Design and Development standards and guidelines.
• To be able to assign and get the work done from GETs, CAD Engineers.
• Ensuring issues that cannot be resolved are escalated to Lead Engineer

Essential

• Automotive product engineering experience required specifically in automotive Exterior trim system and component design with a strong preference for experience with the Exterior plastic design.
• Extensive experience in using CATIA V5
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good Knowledge of and/or training in:
• Global Exterior trim regulations (Knowhow of Indian standards will be an added advantage)
• Plastic injection moulding processes (both tooling and design)
• Exterior trim design validation requirement
• Exterior parts specific manufacturing requirement
• Design and development knowledge of exterior trim such as Bumpers, Wheel arch liners, Cladding, Cowl vent grill, Canopy parts, Roof rail finishers, Spoiler etc.
• PC Literacy: Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word, CatiaV5, etc
• Ability to generate CAD data in Catia V5.
• Working knowledge of project delivery processes e.g. PPAP Working