Development Lead - Closures

We are looking for an experienced Closure System Engineer responsible for the design, development, validation, and release of automotive closure components and systems. The role involves cross-functional coordination with design, vehicle integration, suppliers, manufacturing, validation, and program teams to ensure product quality, performance, timing, regulatory compliance, and cost targets are achieved.

The candidate should possess strong expertise in closure systems development, feasibility studies, supplier coordination, engineering change management, and production release activities in a PLM-driven automotive environment.

• Lead engineering development activities for closure systems and components across vehicle programs.
• Ensure closure component/system development aligns with quality, cost, weight, timing, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders for collaborative engineering activities.
• Ensure compliance with homologation, regulatory, and internal engineering standards.
• Support design release, engineering documentation, validation planning, and technical sign-offs.
• Execute robust and cost-effective engineering solutions ensuring successful program launches.
• Drive standardization, benchmarking, lessons learned, harmonization, and best practice implementation.
• Support supplier development activities, technical reviews, capability assessments, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with design studio and vehicle integration teams for milestone achievement and packaging feasibility.
• Lead root-cause analysis and support corrective actions during development and build phases.
• Support product diversity definition and value optimization activities.
• Develop and maintain source packages, technical documentation, and engineering deliverables.
• Support development of technical roadmaps, training materials, and engineering policies.
• Ensure adherence to internal control systems, engineering processes, and PLM workflows.
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• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Automobile / Production Engineering or related discipline

• Strong experience in automotive Closure Systems development.
• Hands-on experience in concept design and feasibility studies for:
  • Side Doors
  • Hoods
  • Fenders
  • Liftgates / Tailgates
  • Door Hardware
  • Sealing Systems
  • Door Modules
  • Manual Tops
• Experience conducting technical reviews with suppliers for:
  • Glass systems
  • Window regulators
  • Door modules
  • Tops
  • Sealing systems
• Experience coordinating with Design Studio and Vehicle Integration teams.
• Strong exposure to engineering release processes in production environments.
• Proficiency in UG NX and/or CATIA.
• Experience working with Teamcenter / PLM systems.
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• Exposure to weight optimization and cost reduction initiatives.
• Experience in validation planning and technical documentation sign-off.
• Knowledge of automotive build support and launch activities.
• Understanding of automotive quality systems and engineering change management.
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6 to 8 years