Product Engineer- Off Highway Drive Shafts

Job Location: Pune

Educational Qualifications: B.E. Mechanical

Minimum years of experience: 8 - 10 years Nature of experience: OEM Auto / Auto Ancillary (tier 1)

Specific skills / Personal attributes:

Experience in driveline components/systems design and development is required

Experience in driveshaft will be preferred

Sense of responsibility, investigation, and diagnosis

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to travel-domestic and international (<10%)

Team player, ability to train subordinates

Ownership of deliverables, strong project management

Self-directed, motivated, organized

Excellent communication and customer relationship skills

Job Description / Responsibilities: Develop product design proposals including system calculations to meet customer specifications and test requirements Utilize the resources of the various support groups to provide an optimized design which can be manufactured economically and according to the project timing requirements Follow Program Management and Stage Gate development processes to meet project goals including budget, timing, and quality of delivery for identified projects. Document lessons learned and update procedures as applicable Lead product development and validation activities including: DFMEA, design reviews, drawing and model creation (CAD), finite element analysis (FEA), prototype builds, DV/PV testing, NVH verification, design for manufacturing, stack-ups, and key supplier development Shall be able to create workflow (EWO, SR etc.) in PLM system Analyse test data to verify conformance to requirements and establish action plans as needed Prepare and present damage analysis and other various engineering analysis to demonstrate the integrity of product prior to test Support Advanced Program Quality Planning (APQP) activities Develop and maintain prototype and test validation plans (DVP&R) to meet key customer program timing Assist and lead root cause analysis of technical issues Provide technical support to customer during all phases of vehicle development including pre-sourcing, vehicle validation, product validation, vehicle start of production (SOP), and post-SOP Communicate all engineering and development issues as needed to Dana internal functions Program Management, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Warranty, and Engineering Management Identify competitive benchmarking needs and work in partnership with benchmarking organization to collect needed data Develop and support cost savings initiatives and proposals. Propose and critique design concepts for cost savings initiatives with issue resolution. Prepare and conduct technical presentations (Customer and internal) Analyze warranty data and develop effective counter measures Understanding of and/or experience using CAE tools including: ABACUS/FEA/FESAFE

Working experience leading APQP, DVP&R, and DFMEA activities

Thorough understanding of ASME Y 14.5, GD&T, stack-ups & drawing reading

Understanding of materials, heat treatment & driveshaft assembly process is required

Working knowledge of Casting, Forging, Stamping & Welding processes is essential

Shall be able to perform design & structural calculations related to driveline

Hands on experience on I-Deas/ NX/ Cre-O with TDM/ PLM is preferred

Strong experience applying systems engineering fundamentals. Working level knowledge of subsystem/component manufacturing/assembly methods and vehicle assembly; product/vehicle launch, and end of line test methods preferred

Awareness of IATF 16949 Quality management systems is required.