Automotive Design Engineer

Job Title : CAD Engineer

Location :

Autoneum India (AIND) – Shared Service Centre (SSC), Pune

Function :

Product Development Engineering

Reports To :

CAD Team Leader – Business Group Europe (BGEU)

1. Job Purpose :

The CAD Engineer is responsible for creating, developing, and maintaining customer-validated CAD designs in compliance with Autoneum design guidelines and standards. The role ensures timely and accurate delivery of CAD data and drawings to support product development, simulation, and manufacturing functions, while aligning with global engineering and quality systems.

2. Key Responsibilities :

• Design Development & Execution – Develop, modify, and release customer-validated CAD 3D models and 2D drawings using CATIA and / or NX;

ensure adherence to Autoneum’s design standards, engineering guidelines, and version control processes.

execute internal DesignWork Orders (DWOs) and support tool-related CAD surfaces and deliverables.

provide design feasibility input for manufacturing and tooling teams.

ensure CAD deliverablesmeet accuracy, consistency, and customer validation standards.

Continuous Improvement – Contribute to CAD process standardization, automation, and productivity improvements within the Product Development and Autoneum Production System (APS) framework.

travel occasionally forproject alignment and collaboration.

3. Qualifications & Experience Requirements :

Education : Diploma or Graduate in Mechanical / Automotive Engineering (CAD certification preferred).

proven expertise in CADdesign, PLM systems, and drawing release processes.

Technical Expertise : CATIA (mandatory), NX (preferred), Teamcenter (preferred), drawing & GD&T standards, BOM creation, and product documentation.

4. Functional / Technical Skills :

CAD & PLM Systems : CATIA V5 (Part, Assembly, Drafting workbenches), NX, Teamcenter / ENOVIA.

Design Accuracy : Dimensioning, tolerance, packaging checks, and interface validation.

Documentation : Revision control, BOM generation, version management.

MS Office & Collaboration Tools : Excel, PowerPoint, CoLab, Teams.

knowledge of other European languages is an advantage.

5. Essential Competencies :

reliability and focus on quality deliverables.