Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Mechanical Design and Vehicle Integration Engineer with 8+ years of experience in automotive product development, EV vehicle integration, exhaust and after-treatment systems, wiring harness packaging, CATIA V6/3DEXPERIENCE, PLM, and engineering change management. Proven expertise in leading vehicle integration activities, cross-functional coordination, design validation, prototype development, and regulatory compliance for commercial and passenger vehicles.
o Led end-to-end vehicle integration for electric commercial vehicle platform, coordinating 10+ cross-functional teams and supporting successful prototype build milestones. o Defined vehicle architecture, system layouts, package strategy, hard points, and interface requirements based on customer, regulatory, and performance targets. o Owned vehicle-level integration of chassis, frame, cabin, powertrain, battery systems, suspension, steering, braking, thermal management, and electrical aggregates. o Established vehicle specifications through benchmarking, competitor analysis, payload requirements, performance targets, and homologation requirements. o Led cross-functional engineering teams to resolve vehicle integration issues impacting packaging, manufacturability, performance, cost, quality, and timing. o Controlled vehicle package maturity through design reviews, integration gateways, issue tracking, and engineering sign-off processes. o Reviewed and approved CAD models, assembly structures, and engineering drawings ensuring compliance with company standards and GD&T requirements. o Managed engineering change implementation through ECR, ECO, ECM processes while maintaining product configuration integrity in PLM systems. o Owned Engineering BOM creation, and release activities through PLM. o Led prototype build activities, issue resolution, and CFR closure. o Drove root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for vehicle-level integration, fitment, durability, and field quality concerns. o Collaborated with CAE, testing, manufacturing, sourcing, and quality teams to achieve design validation and program milestones. o Supported vehicle homologation activities ensuring compliance with CMVR, and global regulatory requirements. o Defined vehicle validation plans covering durability, braking, ride & handling, thermal performance, gradeability, and reliability requirements.
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Deputed at Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India. >Experienced in Designing and Integrating brackets for Electrical Systems for Passenger Cars. > Designing and Sharing Sheetmetal and Plastic brackets to Global Team and by changing the design’s as per the discussion. > Discussion with suppliers for the initial and final parts and incorporating them in Proto and Production Vehicle Builds > Part numbers & drawings are created according to the designs and updated in Enovia. Releasing them in Catia Enovia V6 and taking revisions accordingly.