Sr Lead Engineer - Body Systems CoE

Date: 24 Sept 2026

Location:

Chennai, Chennai-MRV-AD, IN

Company: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

A comprehensive understanding of vehicle durability, NVH and crash performance
Ability to extract DVP requirements related to Body systems from PDB (Product Description Book) provided by Product Planning.
Sharing Inputs for creating master sections of Body systems and verifying its adequacy with ref to Performance.
Ensuring Lesson learnt related to performance are deployed in the early stage of the design.
Analyzing benchmark tests & reports in terms of performance for the Body systems.
Defining the component and system level DVPs of Body systems based on RWUP (Real World Usage Pattern) study .
Setting Performance Targets based on RWUP.
Sharing valuable inputs related to Performance and making CFMEA and DFMEA Robust.
Deep understanding of materials used in Body systems and its manufacturing process.
Provide performance inputs for making BIW CAD data maturity along with relevant Benchmarks
Review and Analyze the released Body Systems data and share performance feedback of BIW Joinery, Sections and Load path etc.
Design action recommendation/solution based on the CAE results (Crash, NVH, Durability) / Test /Lab results that are not meeting the Performance.
Provide Design Proposals to meet Weight targets without compromising on Performance.
Good understanding needed on the Regulation and GNCAP/ENCAP/BENCAP requirement in Crash
Checking the supplier level DVPs and provide feedback
Verify the test plan and test setup for component, system and vehicle level testing sign off.
Assessing the subsystem & components level testing in the testing Labs
Identify Root cause for the BIW/System/Sub-system level failures in vehicle testing / Lab / Supplier Rig level Testing and propose solution to meet Performance Targets in consultation with CoE Heads.
Ensuring the recommended solutions for any deviation sign off

Experience

12 to 15 years

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

BE / BTech / ME / MTech in Mechanical / Automobile / CAE

General Requirements

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