Design Lead - CAD at Valeo in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

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.

Accountable for : Complying with Engineering disciplines processes and Design Rules:

• Plan, monitor and control activities according to Engineering discipline PD of his/her PG/PL following CPM (CLEAN Project Management)
• In charge of the robust design / validation in line with the economical targets
• Review Internal requirements, Customer Requirements, Specifications
• Perform or support design calculations / simulations / coding / associated acceptance tests
• Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request de standardizations based on justifications
• Responsible for Engineering discipline design reviews preparation
• Interface with the customer for the Engineering discipline content
• Report and escalate to the Product Technical Manager/Leader/Engineer and his Hierarchical

Responsible for the detailed scheduling and budgeting

• Contribute to the identification of the needs in terms of resources, equipments, investments
• Establish detail breakdown of the activities to meet the milestones
• Follow activities and spending of his scope to meet his allowed budget and timing

Management of the contributors

• Daily management of his group
• Assign to them the needed work packages
• Regular review with his/her Hierarchical to check alignment between needs and availabilities

Job: R&D Design Leader Organization: Mechanical Development Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2026-02-06 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 developmentMore information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com