Aerothermal & HVAC Project Performance Engineer

Priority Responsibilities

• Perform functional synthesis for thermal/aerothermal/HVAC performance by consolidating requirements, targets, simulation results, test results, and vehicle-level conclusions.
• Perform reviews for CAD and simulation with Design, Packaging, CFD/1D, HVAC, and CAE teams to identify gaps, risks, assumptions, and required design actions.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Design, Simulation, Vehicle Integration, Operations, Labs, Garage/Workshop, Program, and Validation teams.
• Plan and execute Design Validation Plan activities for both lab and road-trip environments, including instrumentation readiness, test procedures, vehicle readiness, and issue follow-up.
• Synthesize test data into concise reports with conclusions, performance gaps, risks, corrective actions, and management-ready summaries.
• Drive project performance governance through milestone tracking, deep-dive preparation, scorecard updates, and escalation of open risks/actions.

Expected Deliverables

• Functional synthesis notes and project performance summaries for reviews and deep dives.
• CAD/simulation review minutes with clear open points, owners, target dates, and closure status.
• DVP/test plan, instrumentation list, trip/lab readiness checklist, test execution summary, and post-test reports.
• Test data analysis report with conclusions, recommended actions, and validation status against targets.
• Updated scorecard and issue/action tracker for management review.

Required Skills / Experience

• Hands-on understanding of automotive thermal/ aerothermal/ HVAC performance validation in lab and road environments.
• Ability to read CAD/packaging inputs and interpret CFD/1D/simulation outputs to support performance decisions.
• Strong project performance mindset: milestone ownership, risk tracking, action closure, cross-functional coordination, and concise reporting.
• Experience with vehicle instrumentation, data acquisition, test planning, DVP execution, and post-processing of validation data.
• Clear communication skills for working with global and local cross-functional teams and preparing management-level summaries.

Preferred Screening Keywords

• Aerothermal validation, HVAC testing, thermal performance, functional synthesis, CAD review, CFD/1D simulation review, DVP, vehicle instrumentation, road trip testing, lab testing, data analysis, scorecard, cross-functional coordination.
• Recruitment Positioning: The preferred candidate should be positioned primarily as a Project Performance Engineer with aerothermal/HVAC testing capability, rather than only as a test execution engineer.

Expected Qualification:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in the Mechanical or Automotive domain with good educational background. 
• Minimum Experience required – 8-12 years in performance/attributes management. 

Essential Skills 

• Proficiency in the English language (Should be able to read, write and speak) 
• Strong in transparent, clear & decisive communication skills, experience in interacting with global teams would be an added advantage. 
• Good hands-on experience with PLM, and Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Excel with macro, Word, Power BI etc.).  
• Good Experience in driving and valid driving licenses 

COMPETENCIES, CORE VALUES, BEHAVIOURS: - 

• Demonstrate Leadership and Responsibility: with strong team spirit.  
• Good networking abilities: quickly establish an efficient network of technical contacts. 
• Ability to drive technical discussion and problem-solving with various actors. 
• Management skills, filtering capability to protect the performance teams and focusing them on the high priorities.