ZF Hiring for Application Engineer, Vehicle homologation / testing at Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

Application Engineer, Vehicle homologation / testing

Location:
Chennai, TN, IN, 631604

Req ID 36976

Position Title: Application Engineer

BUSINESS UNIT : Product Engineering

REPORTING TO: Product Engineering, Team Leader

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF POSITION ON THE ORGANIZATION:
Drive all necessary actions to assure that WABCO devices and systems are selected and configured according to customer requirements and applied appropriately in customer vehicles.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Requirements elicitation and specification mapping
• Collect technical customer requirements, specifications and associated documents
• Compare customer requirements and specifications with WABCO specifications,

identify mapping specifications and deviations

• Provide proposal for WABCO product matching customer requirements, resolve

deviations in consultation with product group engineer and customer, accomplish

acceptance of deviations

• Create change request for non-acceptable deviations including breakdown of

customer requirements

• Product layout and configuration
• Select / design / calculate product layout for customer application
• Consolidate / prepare product documentation (Drawings, schematics, plumbing/wiring

diagrams, DMU’s, specifications, bill of material etc.)

• Configure product according to customer needs (e.g. parameter setting)
• Application validation and release
• Check component installation and system environment in the vehicle
• Startup system in the vehicle, run through initialization procedure
• Check system functions in the vehicle
• Adapt parameter setting where required
• Homologate or support customer to homologate according to national and

international regulations as appropriate

• Carry out tests on special customer demand (e.g. system performance

demonstration)

• Provide test report
• Train and instruct customer on product features, end-of-line process and

requirements etc.

• Get technical approval of application from the customer
• Provide technical release of application

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in Product Engineering in the automotive industry,
• Preferably in vehicle function development or vehicle testing

PROFILE:

• Degree in EEE / ECE / Mechatronic / Automobile Engineering
• Good knowledge about vehicles, sub-systems and operating environment
• Good experience in vehicle homologation / testing
• Good knowledge in diagnostics (K line & UDS on CAN), CAN protocol, instrumentation and data acquisition systems
• Capable of test driving (CV driver’s license, qualified test driver)
• Fluent in English
• Ability to work with Digital Mock Ups – Interface checking and fouling checking

OUTPUT:

• Specified standard application and homologation procedures
• Customer application release (e.g. for new customer or new product at existing customer)
• Homologation test report
• Customer training on product features, application, end-of-line handling etc.
• Response to technical questions of customers
• Support of other WABCO functions (e.g. Key Account Teams) for technical explanations

and demonstrations to customers

• Feedback of technical customer requirements into product development organization

METRICS:

• Application checklist completed
• Customer sign-off received
• Homologation test passed
• Customer able to equip his vehicles with WABCO product in his production line

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS:

• Global community of Application Engineers
• Product Engineering (System & Function Development, Design & Test, Vehicle Test)
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Key Account
• Aftermarket

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS:

• Customers (vehicle manufacturers)
• Technical services

LOCATION: Chennai

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: 50%

Be part of our ZF team as Application Engineer, Vehicle homologation / testing and apply now!

Contact

Karthick Subramaniam

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