Lead Engineer - Trims Engineering CoE

Date: 13 May 2026

Location:

Chennai, Chennai-MRV-AD, IN

Company: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Understand project requirements as per program milestones. (Any automotive OEM Product Development Gateway System)
Project delivery related to engineering and design from kick off to implementation including; QFD, benchmarking, feature analysis, engineering, drawing and model preparation & release, CAE and physical validation support, development & implementation support
Engineering proposals preparation in consultation with COE / internal external (Supplier) experts.
Release of drawings and models in systems with related Quality checks
Assign job to team members according to skills and time availability.
Organize and manage project activities and reviews with Cross Functional Team, system leads and COE.
Preparation of Bill of material with support of designers.
Creation and updating of Project documentation related to systems as per MPDS.
Initiate and record Prototype and validation related to trims.
Support to CDMM and other implementation team for part development and quality initiatives.
Integrates and prepares at a system level, key technical documentation for vendor on-boarding like BTP/SoR, ESOW.
Identifies all the interfaces of system and maps interface requirements.
Reviews and reports progress of project against defined scope, quality, and milestones.

Experience

6 to 10 years of relevant experience in Trims

At least one complete project execution experience for a vehicle trim system of: Bumpers & body exterior trims including engineering, design and execution.
Exposure to global requirements for Exterior trims.
Expertise on plastic component design and knowledge and understanding of tooling.
Sound knowledge of engineering and system documents like DFMEA, DVP, DFA, DOE etc.
Displays an understanding, interpretation and application of applicable regulations for the Exterior trim system design.
Exposure to Catia V5 and engineering data management systems.
Exposure to EuroNCAP/ Global NCAP requirements.

Industry Preferred

Automobile OEM or Tier 1

Qualifications

Graduate in Mechanical / Tool Engineering

General Requirements

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