Mahindra & Mahindra—Principal Engineer-Platforms

Job description

Description: Job Profile (Accountabilities): - Sets vehicle -level performance targets as Range, dynamics,efficiency,safety - Awareness of emerging EV trends and technologies along with EV regulations - Understanding of dark current strategy - Understanding of IP67 requirements - Exposure to vehicle performance evaluation - Takes inputs from CoEs/PPH for cost and weight optimization against targets - Takes inputs from Validation COE for project risks on performance & reliability - Focus on regulatory compliance and zero validation failures - Technology adoption from R&D to production - Strong technical expertise in EV architecture, dynamics and performance engineering. - Ensures achievement of all system as well as vehicle-level performance targets set, thereby ensuring: - Selecting correct set of benchmarks and deciding FI targets with CFT - Ensures right integration of all the EV systems (Battery, E-axle BMS, inverter,IPDU,VCU,cooling system) with the help of VA&VI - Timely closure of all engg. Decisions with desired quality, optimum cost and minimum deviations - Delivery of Product targets (Performance, Weight, Cost, etc) - Ensure timely completion of technical sign-off by CoEs. - Evaluate feasible engineering solutions for timely closure of all ORCs/concerns raised by all support CoEs /labs - Suggest technical risk mitigation plans to CPH - Ensures all performance trade-offs are in conformance with platform targets: - Solves for performance trade-offs and reallocates performance targets across systems/CoEs that lie within pre-defined limits to ensure that there are no overall Performance deviations - Completes engineering sign-off for project handover to manufacturing/ PVE for Launch - Person Profile Qualifications BE Mech /BE Auto Age (in yrs.) 37-40 yrs Experience: 15 + years of exp of Developing Delivering of Vehicle Programs- Power Train change, Refresh Programs, Regulation driven Program (Domestic and Overseas homolgations) Specific desirable experiences/ preferred knowledge areas: CAE Tools, Problem Solving Tools, Homologation, simulation tools Desirable Competencies: - Vehicle Evaluation - Mfg Processes understanding - Validation (Define /Challenge Validation Requirements) - Virtual Evaluation Tools (DMU ,CAE CFD etc) - Cost Drivers leading to Cost built up