Project Leader_ECU Mechanical Engineering

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Project lead / Project Manager to drive the the design, development and Industrialization of advanced automotive electronic control units such as ECU (Electronic control units), Body Control Modules (BCM), Zone ECUs (ZECU)
• Vehicle Control Units (VCU). This role involves end-to-end ownership of Mechanical Engineering development for ECUs from concept to industrialization, working closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers
• OEMs. 1. Project Planning & Execution Own end-to-end ECU Mechanics sub-project execution from requirement definition to series production. Analyze, define
• finalize project requirements, specifications
• technical scope. Prepare, manage
• control project schedules, milestones, approvals
• agreements. Support prototype, pilot, production
• ramp-up phases to ensure stable series launch. 2. Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams including Sales, Software, Hardware, Design, Quality, Purchasing
• Production Plants. Act as the primary Mechanical Engineering interface for internal and external stakeholders. Coordinate closely with customers and partners on technical alignment, milestones, deviations
• quality topics. 3. Quality, Risk & Problem Management Track project performance against Quality, Cost, Delivery
• Risk targets and initiate corrective and preventive actions. Drive quantitative risk management and provide data-based inputs for project and steering committee decisions. Identify, assess
• proactively manage technical, timeline, cost
• quality risks. Lead structured problem solving through 8D, DAR, CAR, Root Cause Analysis
• Lessons Learned. Ensure robustness, manufacturability
• quality through DRBFM, quality assessments
• maturity reviews. 4. Product Configuration & Change Management Oversee mechanical BOM generation, setup, release
• engineering change management. Ensure compliance with internal project management, quality
• engineering processes Lead and co ordinate Engineering changes 5. Industrialization & Production Support Coordinate with production plants to resolve industrialization, production
• field issues. Support manufacturing readiness and smooth transition from development to series production
• B.E / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• 6-10 years