Assistant Manager - R&D

Req ID 73267 | Chennai, India, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited

TITLE:  Senior Application Engineer – Driveline System (AMT, Transmission and E-axle )

BUSINESS: ZF CVS     

REPORTING TO: 

Solid : Team leader – Application Engineering DLSC

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF POSITION ON THE ORGANIZATION:

Drive all necessary actions to assure the calibration and validation of Driveline system products like Transmission, Axles, AMT and E-Mobility, according to customer requirements and meeting the regulatory requirements.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for Driveline system calibration, which includes sensors and actuators operated electro-pneumatically for various types of gearboxes and Axles
Collect technical requirements and specifications from customer and map the same with ZF CVS requirements and highlighting the deviations.
Provide proposals for ZF CVS products matching the requirements from the customer
Create Change request and deviations including break down of customer requirements
Select / calculate product layout for customer application
Consolidate / prepare application documentation
System / Application validation and release
Check component installation / environment, run installation procedure & check system functionality
Adapt / parameterize system to meet customer / regulatory requirements
Understanding of regulatory requirements and standards to homologate the commercial vehicles
Homologate / support customer in homologation activities according to the regulatory requirements
Support / respond to technical queries from customer
Support other internal function groups (Key account teams) on technical queries
Knowledge on Communication and Diagnostic protocols.

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 4-6 yrs of experience in Product Engineering (Function development & vehicle / system calibration) in automotive industry

PROFILE:
Bachelor degree in Electronics or mechatronics.
Good knowledge about vehicles, sub systems & operating environment
Good experience in diagnostics (KWP/UDS/OBD), communication protocol (SAE J1939), instrumentation & Data acquisition systems (Vector)
Capable of driving CV segments (CV license + qualified test driver)
Fluent in English

OUTPUT:
Calibration & Release of Driveline system.

METRICS:
Application Check list
Customer sign-off report
Homologation report
Release test report
EOL sign off report

ZF Specific Competencies:
Strong performer
Problem solving
Perseverance
Customer focus
Drive for results
Self-development
Creative learning

ZF Functional Competencies:
Technical Learning
Decision Quality

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS:
Global community of application Engineering
Product Engineering (System / Function developers, Design / validation & vehicle test )
Project Management Team
Marketing
Key Account
Aftermarket
Production

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS:
Customers (OEMs)
Suppliers (Vendors / Technical services)

LOCATION:  Chennai

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: 50% travel to customer locations.

Be part of our ZF team as Assistant Manager - R&D and apply now!

Contact

Chella Parvathi Subramanian