Section Head - Product Design

About Client:

Our client is manufacturing Fuel Injection Equipment for Cars, Sports Utility and Multi Utility Vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles, Tractors, Single & Two Cylinder engines. It is the largest automotive supplier in the world and The company has a track record of sustained growth since it was set up.

Location: Oragadam, Chennai

Job Title: Section head – Product design

Qualification & Experience

· BE (Mech or Automobile or production) full time with 22 to 27 years of experience in Reliability testing

ME (Machine design / cad cam design) full time with 18 to 23 years

Role & Responsibilities:

· Should lead the product design section of 25 to 30 engineers to achieve Business targets & Customer deliverables

· Build Competence to meet NPD requirements

· Work to improve product robustness.

· Familiarity with TQM design guidelines.

· Adherence to IATF 16949 requirements

· Minimize design iterations. Develop products to meet target cost

Nature of Experience

· Experience in design and development in Automotive Industry. Fuel injection System part design is preferable

· Exposure to Design related software

· Knowledge in precision parts manufacturing process

· VAVE related

· Bench marking of product

· Exposure in DFMEA preparation

· Familiar with design standards and guidelines

· Exposure to reverse engineering

· Handling customer return parts analysis

· Experience in proto parts development

Knowledge in Material / Heat treatment selection for automotive parts