DRE – Visibility, Horn, Siren & AVAS Systems Chennai, Pune · FULL_TIME · HYBRID
About the Role We are seeking an experienced Design Release Engineer to lead the design, development, validation, and release of Visibility, Horn, Siren, and Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) components for automotive programs. The role involves managing component development from concept through production launch, ensuring compliance with performance, quality, cost, timing, manufacturing, safety, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience in automotive visibility and warning systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, validation, and release of Visibility, Horn, Siren, and AVAS systems.
- Manage development activities for ORVM, IRVM, Wiper, Washer, Horn, Siren, and AVAS components throughout the product lifecycle.
- Ensure component and system development is aligned with quality, performance, timing, weight, cost, and manufacturing targets.
- Coordinate vehicle build activities, engineering changes, prototype builds, and production releases.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with Design, CAE, Validation, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Packaging, Electrical, Software, and Supplier teams.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations, homologation requirements, and regional standards for visibility and warning systems.
- Support benchmarking and implementation of latest technologies and innovations related to mirrors, visibility systems, horns, sirens, and AVAS.
- Manage supplier development activities and monitor supplier deliverables to meet program milestones.
- Identify cost optimization, weight reduction, quality improvement, and value engineering opportunities.
Requirements
- Possess a B.E. / B. Tech. / M. E / M. Tech degree in Mechanical / Automotive / Electrical engineering.
- Have strong experience in automotive Visibility Systems (ORVM, IRVM, Wiper, Washer), Horn, Siren, and/or AVAS development.
- Have knowledge of automotive product development processes from concept to production.
- Have experience in DVP&R, DFMEA, APQP, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, and engineering release processes.
- Understand automotive homologation, safety, and regulatory requirements related to visibility and warning systems.
- Have experience with BOM management, Engineering Change Management, and PLM tools.
- Have knowledge of supplier development, validation, manufacturing, and assembly processes.
- Have hands-on experience in CAD tools such as UG NX or CATIA.
- Have 3-6 years of experience.
Good to Have
- Knowledge of pedestrian safety regulations and EV acoustic warning systems (AVAS).
- Familiarity with electrical/electronic integration of warning and visibility systems.
- Exposure to global automotive development programs and supplier coordination.
- Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
What We Offer No information available.
