Senior Engineer - Chassis Design, Chennai (Job Code: 21RR09005)
Operations | Chennai, India
Responsibilities:
- Engineering and Design optimization of Chassis Structural, Suspension, Brakes, Steering System Components. (Control arm, knuckle, links, ball joint, springs, cradle, frames, engine mount brackets & steering)
- Product Design & Development knowledge of any of the above Chassis Components is preferred.
- Working closely with cross functional teams like materials engineering, CAE, testing, product center of competency, service, warranty and supplier quality.
- Understand vehicle/sub system functional objectives, inter dependencies and study the packaging, serviceability, plant assembly process/ decking and cost implications.
- Create/follow suspension kinematics and compliances to study dynamics clearances.
- Create Tire envelopes. Conduct dynamic and static packaging studies in UG/NX, provide packaging solutions.
- Create Ground planes in CAD based on vehicle weight and wheel rates
- Packaging studies for chassis sub systems and component modeling and design in CATIA
- Working on designs using CATIA & release in PLM
- Preparation of part release / complexity to support release work in CoDep/ EBOM and PLM
- Track vehicle level BOM, component weights and release issues.
Essential:
- Min 3-5 years of experience with automotive OEM or equivalent in Chassis design and development. Chassis Product design, functional requirements, development and testing knowledge.
- Creation of mechanism in CATIA/ UG/NX, motion simulation for suspension jounce & rebound. Creation of design envelopes for Tires
- Must have strong hands on experience in CATIA modeling (Surface/Assembly)
- Good knowledge of functional objectives of vehicle wrt durability and NVH
- Good understanding of functional science of Chassis subs systems for fatigue, NVH and stiffness
- Work closely with purchasing & supplier based on developing technical solution within cost and timing target. Make samples for assembly trial and VP builds, Conduct part validation as per plan
- Experience of packaging study and component design
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Excel.
Preferred Experience:
- Vehicle assembly process knowledge and system and component tooling and process experience.
- Chassis sub systems and vehicle packaging knowledge.
- Process knowledge of casting, sheet metal and forging.
- Simulation of manufacturing processes like sheet metal forming, casting-mold fill simulation. Knowledge of various chassis subsystems and Vehicle dynamics.
- Strong Analytical capability
Skills:
Design, Development , 3D Modeling, DMU Analysis, Clearance Checks, 2D Drawing and Detailing, Motion Simulation, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Qualification:
- BE/ME/MS in Mechanical / Automobile Engineering
Experience:
- 3-5 Years
