Associate Engineer - ED & BOM

As an Engineer – Engineering Design, you will be a key contributor to our Global Engineering Design/CAD team in Chennai, reporting to the CAD Manager LL6. This role is integral to our product development cycle, focusing on systems-level design ownership across diverse automotive domains such as Interior, Exterior and Powertrain. A core part of your responsibility will be to ensure timely and quality CAD design deliverables in line with Ford GPDS timelines. This position requires strong technical acumen in digital pre-assembly, BOM management, clearance checks, and the ability to implement design actions based on CAE/CFD analysis and testing. You will also be expected to manage the CAD design lifecycle within the PML tool (Teamcenter) and continuously seek opportunities for efficiency and innovation.

• Perform Design of Interior, Exterior and Powertrain Catia V5/V6, in line with Engineering requirements and Ford Design Standards.
• Perform Technical documentation tasks using Composer
• Meet Ford GPDS timelines and quality standards for CAD design deliverables.
• Demonstrate good knowledge in Digital Pre-assembly process and BOM.
• Develop Drawings according to Plastics / Powertrain design specifications & manufacturing processes.
• Actively participate in efficiency and innovation initiatives.
• Perform Engineering Design with minimal supervision.
  Manage CAD design Lifecycle in PML tool (Teamcenter).

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Automobile) or related disciplines.

Experience:

• 2 to 6 years of experience in the Automotive Industry.
• Minimum 2 years of design experience (CATIA V5) in any of the automotive systems.

Functional/Technical Skills:

• In-depth CAD tool skills (Catia V5 /V6) and technical documentation tools like Composer.
• Expertise in vehicle systems and sub-systems (Interior, Exterior, Powertrain).
• Awareness of PLM tools (Teamcenter).
• Knowledge of engineering quality tools: FMEAs, Six Sigma, etc.
• Knowledge of applied systems engineering, Six Sigma methodologies.
• Knowledge in New Product Introduction process, its milestones, and its delivery success criteria for engineering.
• Knowledge of material cost, business equations, and basic finance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Awareness of new technology and future trends in automotive vehicles.