Lead Engineer - Trims Engineering CoE
Mahindra Group · Posted Oct 5
Automotive, farm equipment, information technology, financial services, and hospitality services
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About the role
Mahindra Group's Trims Engineering CoE is responsible for automotive interior trim systems, including hard trims, soft trims, NVH components and decorative finish systems. The Lead Engineer will own end-to-end interior trim delivery from concept to SOP, working with styling, product planning, manufacturing, validation and suppliers to meet cost, weight, quality, performance, craftsmanship and timing targets. The role also covers feasibility, design-change management, tooling and launch readiness, and mentoring engineering teams.
What you will do
- Lead system delivery against cost, weight, quality, performance, craftsmanship and timing targets.
- Drive status reviews, milestone tracking, risk identification and timely escalation.
- Lead engineering feasibility assessments and robust design-change management.
- Coordinate tooling development, manufacturing readiness and launch execution.
- Ensure process capability, product quality and smooth SOP delivery.
- Guide Styling, Product Planning and Platform teams through benchmarking and feasibility inputs.
- Drive technology evaluation, proof-of-concept development and future interior roadmaps.
- Manage DVP&R risks across regulatory, functional, durability, NVH, safety and perceived quality.
- Track regulations, emerging technologies, sustainable materials and customer expectations.
- Drive value engineering, material optimization and continuous improvement
- Align Suppliers, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Validation and Product Planning on program targets.
- Lead CAE, NVH, BSR, STA, DE, Validation, PQ, Manufacturing Engineering and PVT interfaces.
- Mentor engineering teams through structured problem-solving and knowledge sharing.
- Promote technical excellence and adherence to engineering best practices.
- Interior trim packaging, vehicle integration and system engineering expertise.
- Knowledge of IS/AIS, ECE, ADR and FMVSS standards and DVP requirements.
- Strong project management, risk management and problem-solving capability.
- Knowledge of automotive trends and emerging technologies
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong leadership and team-building skills.
- Customer-centric thinking and idea generation.
- Effective stakeholder communication and escalation discipline.
- Ability to anticipate trends and drive innovation.
- 7 to 13 years of Experience.
- Extensive experience in automotive interior trim design and development.
- Expertise in end-to-end trim delivery from concept to SOP.
- Proven cross-functional leadership and program target achievement.
- Strong focus on customer experience, perceived quality, comfort, convenience and aesthetics.
- Hard Trims: Door Trims, Console, Pillars and Garnishes.
- Soft Trims: Headliner, Sun Visors, Parcel Shelf and Wrapped Components.
- NVH Components and Trim / Closure Interfaces.
- Decorative and Premium Finish Systems.
- Interior Perceived Quality and Craftsmanship.
- BE/M.Tech
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Mahindra Group
The Mahindra Group is a multinational conglomerate federation of companies with a presence across more than 20 industries globally. The group holds leadership positions in utility vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, and financial services. Driven by its core purpose to enable people to Rise, Mahindra operates across over 100 countries.
- Industry
- Conglomerate
- Company size
- 327000+ employees
- Founded
- 1945-10-02
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman
Group CEO & Managing Director
Group Chief Financial Officer
Group Chief Technology Officer
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