Valeo

Engineer - Mechanical

Chennai Full time

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Mission

Using the M-CAD system, design Systems, Products and Components.

Responsibilities

  • Analyse specifications in order to define performance criterions to be achieved.

  •  Develop innovative and reliable solutions that fulfil specifications.

  •  Design 3D models and prepare definition files for products, prototypes and test means.

  •  Share technical topics with prototype workshops and suppliers.

  •  Prepare a technical file to justify choice of concept and solutions.

  •  Build 2D drawing with functional dimensions according to ISO standard.

  •  Build tolerance stack-up and optimise dimensioning.

  •  Define and identify functional and critical characteristics.

  •  Apply CAD methodologies and deliver CAD data that pass Q-Checker.

  •  Manage Product definition file into the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) database.

Education / Training

BE/ME (Mechanical/Automobile)

Professional Experience

Eng - 1-4.5years

Skills/ Other Specifications

Power

  • Must have Catia V5 hands on experience

  • Good Knowledge of DFM & DFA

  • Good knowledge on GD&T and 1D stack-up calculation is necessary

  • Experience in automotive industry

-For Electrical:

  • Knowledge on Mechatronics / Power electronics Product/components (for Mechatronics)

  • Product knowledge of Motor/ Inverter/ OBC-DCDC would be an advantage

-For Thermal Cluster:

  • Must have Catia V5 hands on experience

  • Good Knowledge of DFM & DFA

  • Knowledge on Mechatronic Components

  • Benchmarking Knowledge

  • Design Casting Components considering GDC / LPD & HPD process

  • Design Plastic Components considering injection moulding  process

  • Good Knowledge in Clearance & Creepage

  • Product knowledge is an added advantage (on HVAC, Heat exchanger, compressor,Inverters,Motors,Kinematics)

Brain: 

  • Autonomously Implement Mechanical design rules application for Plastic parts, Sheet metal parts and castings.

  • Drawing creation as per Functional Dimensioning and Tolerancing.autonomously

  • 1 Dimensional stackup analysis

  • PLM EBOM Structure creation and updation

  • Packaging Valeo products in customer environment (clearances, Thermal conditions from Electronics and Customer sub systems, Electronics-Mechanical Interface checking based on guidance).

  • Ability to perform DFMEA from a standard P2 DFMEA or P1 DFMEA template - with limited guidance.

Experience in Automotive Electronic Product development / Consumer electronics Product development with exposure to Electronics Mechanical interfaces design.

Power PTS: 

  • Design of components inline with DFM requirements

  • Perform basic mechanical design calculations

  • Apply standards/methodologies for arriving at robust design solutions

Job:

R&D Engineer

Organization:

Mechanical

Schedule:

Full time

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Type:

Permanent contract

Job Posting Date:

2025-12-06

Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com