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    Expleo

    IT Services

    Project Lead

    Chennai, IndiaOn-SiteFull-time15–18 yrs experiencePosted 1w ago
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    Job description

    Overview

    Auto MEX: Project Lead

    Responsibilities

    Job Role Requirement:

    Strong experience in Automotive full vehicle design and development, vehicle integration, and cross-functional program leadership from concept development through SOP, ensuring delivery of quality, cost, performance, and timing targets.

    Desired Skills Required:

    • Strong experience in automotive full vehicle design and development across Body, Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, and Electrical/Electronic systems.
    • Should have hands-on experience on CAD tools like CATIA, UG-NX and PLM system.
    • Proven experience working on global OEM vehicle development programs across multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including Concept, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
    • Good understanding of the complete vehicle development lifecycle from Concept, Feasibility, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
    • Experience in vehicle integration, packaging, interface management, and engineering change management.
    • Knowledge of product development processes, including APQP, DFMEA, DVP, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.
    • Should have know-how on regulations like FMVSS and ECE
    • Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage technical deliverables, quality, cost, and timelines.
    • Exposure to vehicle testing, validation, and production launch activities.
    • Strong stakeholder management, customer interaction, and supplier coordination skills.
    • Excellent technical review, issue resolution, leadership, and communication abilities.
    • Should have worked on RFQ’s and proposals.

    Additional Desired Skills

    • Strong capability in developing, enhancing, and presenting engineering competencies, technical capabilities, and organizational strengths to customers and leadership teams.
    • Experience in identifying emerging automotive technologies, innovation opportunities, and new engineering service offerings aligned with industry trends.
    • Ability to drive innovation initiatives, technology roadmaps, and continuous improvement programs across vehicle development domains.
    • Proven experience in preparing and delivering technical capability presentations, solution proposals, and customer presentations for business growth and project acquisition.
    • Strong understanding of automotive technology trends, electrification, connected vehicles, software-defined vehicles, and digital engineering practices.
    • Ability to collaborate with technical teams to develop new capabilities, reusable assets, best practices, and innovative engineering solutions.
    • Experience in supporting business development activities through technical consulting, solution definition, and capability demonstrations.

    Desired Soft Skills:

    • Strong leadership and team management skills.
    • Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
    • Effective stakeholder and customer management.
    • Strong project planning, coordination, and execution skills.
    • Problem-solving and decision-making capability.
    • Ability to work in cross-functional and global teams.
    • Risk identification and mitigation mindset.
    • Conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
    • Time management and prioritization abilities.
    • Proactive, result-oriented, and accountable approach.
    • Adaptability and ability to manage changing project requirements.
    • Strong mentoring and team development skills.

    Qualification: B.E Mech/Automobile/Production

    Qualifications

    Qualification: B.E Mech/Automobile/Production

    Essential skills

    Desired Skills Required:

    • Strong experience in automotive full vehicle design and development across Body, Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, and Electrical/Electronic systems.
    • Should have hands-on experience on CAD tools like CATIA, UG-NX and PLM system.
    • Proven experience working on global OEM vehicle development programs across multiple phases of the product lifecycle, including Concept, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
    • Good understanding of the complete vehicle development lifecycle from Concept, Feasibility, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialization, and SOP.
    • Experience in vehicle integration, packaging, interface management, and engineering change management.
    • Knowledge of product development processes, including APQP, DFMEA, DVP, PPAP, and problem-solving methodologies.
    • Should have know-how on regulations like FMVSS and ECE
    • Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage technical deliverables, quality, cost, and timelines.
    • Exposure to vehicle testing, validation, and production launch activities.
    • Strong stakeholder management, customer interaction, and supplier coordination skills.
    • Excellent technical review, issue resolution, leadership, and communication abilities.
    • Should have worked on RFQ’s and proposals.

    Experience

    15 to 18 years

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Expleo

    Expleo is a global provider of software testing, quality assurance, and consulting services.

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