Engineer Fuel System

Role Summary

This position involves designing fuel system components of vehicle chassis such as fuel tanks, piping layouts, and mounting assemblies for various fuel types including diesel, gasoline, CNG, LNG, and hydrogen. Responsibilities span from initial concept through to product lifecycle management release, ensuring integration and quality standards are consistently met.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptual design, analysis, and finalization of chassis fuel system parts including tanks, piping, and mounting for all fuels.
• Conduct packaging and layout feasibility studies for fuel systems.
• Compile safety and handling documentation relevant to alternative fuel systems.
• Collaborate with structural analysis teams providing input for Finite Element Analysis and adjust designs accordingly.
• Achieve project objectives related to quality, cost, and on-time delivery.
• Maintain thorough documentation including design proposals, DFMEA, calculations, and DVP reports.
• Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams to fulfill manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability requirements.
• Develop and assess solutions addressing design challenges considering cost and complexity implications.
• Ensure CAD models of parts and assemblies meet quality standards.
• Manage Bill of Materials and specification releases within PLM systems.
• Prepare detailed reports and deliver engineering presentations for review sessions.
• Apply rigorous 8D problem-solving and QC tools to resolve technical issues including field failure root cause analyses.
• Identify key quality parameters and enforce their control through drawings and documentation.
• Analyze competitor designs and produce benchmarking reports.

Required Skills

• Expertise in chassis fuel system design encompassing fuel tanks, piping layouts, and mounting frameworks.
• Proficiency with CATIA V5 software: solid, surface, sheet metal modeling, and assembly creation.
• Experience with vehicle integration tasks including DMU, packaging studies, and interference analysis.
• Understanding and application of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and tolerance stack-up assessments.
• Knowledge of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Verification Plans (DVP).

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with alternate fuel systems such as CNG, LNG, and hydrogen including their safety protocols and handling documentation requirements.
• Ability to provide inputs for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and iteratively improve design based on structural analysis feedback.
• Awareness of automotive quality standards like IATF 16949.
• Competence in the 8D problem-solving methodology and conducting root cause analyses for field failures.
• Experience in conducting competitor benchmarking studies.

Additional Information

There are two openings available for this role. Candidates should have a diploma or degree in any specialization of engineering or technology. The position is full time and located in Chennai, India. The offered salary range is between INR 900,000 to INR 1,900,000 annually.