Role
Design and development of automotive body electrical and electronics parts, including testing, development, and in-vehicle integration of Electronic Control Units (ECUs).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead concept creation, design, development, and validation of body electronics components.
- Conduct design reviews and verification of CAD data using 3D design software.
- Prepare and review ECU hardware specifications in line with project requirements.
- Coordinate with suppliers for controller development, managing interactions, and ensuring alignment with technical standards.
- Conduct technical and design reviews with suppliers and internal teams.
- Perform engineering evaluation of parts at both the component and vehicle level.
- Coordinate to achieve project targets for design, validation, and development timelines.
- Manage project deliverables across multiple stages of the product development lifecycle.
Design Responsibilities
- Drive design optimization to meet performance, cost, and packaging targets.
- Benchmark components for technical enhancements and localization opportunities.
- Ensure alignment with product and market requirements during design finalization.
Technical / Functional Competencies
- Strong understanding of automotive body electrical and electronics systems, including ECUs, switches, sensors, and controllers.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD software, preferably Siemens NX10 or higher.
- Hands-on experience with CAN communication tools, particularly CANoe.
- Skilled in creating hardware specifications for automotive electronic controllers.
- Understanding of vehicle-level testing methodologies for ECUs.
- Proven experience in managing suppliers for development, validation, and testing phases.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working in an Automotive OEM, involved in end-to-end development cycles.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in body/chassis controller development.
- Familiarity with the complete vehicle product development lifecycle.
- Exposure to full development of body chassis controllers and relevant systems.
Behavioral Competencies
- A positive, proactive team player with strong coordination and collaboration skills.
- Ability to study and apply global and domestic industry trends to development work.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation abilities.
- Capable of representing the department in cross-functional forums and stakeholder meetings.