Senior Lead Engineer - Application Engineering

About Tata Technologies

Tata Technologies Ltd is a global leader in professional engineering services specializing in Engineering & Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Solutions, and Plant Automation. The company supports manufacturers in boosting revenue and profits by delivering superior products, combining onshore expertise with offshore capabilities. Their clientele includes major players in automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing sectors, providing unmatched product optimization services worldwide.

Position Overview

The Senior Lead Engineer will hold full responsibility for integrating Powertrain Components and Exhaust System Aggregates according to customer-specific requirements. Acting as the primary technical liaison between OEM customers and internal R&D, this role includes leading an agile engineering team to deliver world-class products aligned with client demands. You will engage directly with OEM engineering teams, facilitate product requirement discussions, and address integration challenges promptly. Additionally, you will ensure cross-functional collaboration to translate client needs into precise engineering specifications and oversee the entire process for alignment with customers on product specifications, performance goals, boundary conditions, technical roles and responsibilities (RASIC), and design verification plan (DVP) sign-offs to guarantee product release approval.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical discussions with OEM engineering teams to capture comprehensive system-level requirements and convert complex specifications into actionable engineering targets.
• Conduct feasibility studies for mechanical, thermal, packaging, and structural aspects of exhaust systems and powertrain components within vehicle platforms using engineering analysis and field data.
• Customize and configure core product architectures to meet specific vehicle platform requirements while ensuring system performance, regulatory compliance, and integration objectives.
• Oversee preparation of technical proposals, architecture definitions, and detailed Bill of Materials (BOM) aligned with commercial and product management needs.
• Organize technical alignment sessions with OEM customers to present advanced technology roadmaps, discuss system performance trade-offs, and obtain formal technical approvals.
• Coordinate closely with CAD design, validation, testing, manufacturing, and program teams for smooth product development from concept to start of production (SOP).
• Develop and propose technology roadmaps, conduct benchmarking of emerging technologies, and create intellectual property rights (IPRs) linked to product innovations.
• Manage system validation and series release sign-offs by completing bench-level and system-level validations per internal DVP protocols, analyzing results, generating closure reports, and securing OEM approval before series production.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
• 10 to 15 years of substantive experience in application engineering or product development with a focus on exhaust systems, emissions control aggregates, and powertrain components.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in exhaust system architecture, thermal management, structural packaging, and powertrain integration with practical experience in product validations and calibration methodologies for exhaust systems.
• Proven expertise in managing technical engagements with global or domestic automotive OEMs.
• Working knowledge of automotive Bill of Materials structures, Request for Quotations (RFQ) processes, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), and application feasibility validation standards.