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Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Perception

Aptiv

Bangalore, INonsitePosted Jul 29, 2026
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About the role

Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Perception

Help shape the future of mobility.

Imagine a world with zero vehicle accidents, zero vehicle emissions, and wireless vehicle connectivity all around us. Every day, we move closer to making that world a reality. Aptiv’s passionate team of engineers and developers creates advanced safety systems, high-performance electrification solutions and data connectivity solutions so that automakers can bring advanced capabilities to more people around the globe. This is how we enable sustainable mobility and help to prevent accidents caused by human error.

Your Role

Responsibility for industrialization of Cockpit & Growth products from award phases until series production

Support kick-off meetings and MSD workshops with/in the PML, create/adapt process flow. Drive DFM and DFA to ensure having a producible design

Ensure proper requirements management and align with APTIV CAQE accordingly, plan requirements transfer to PML

Align industrialization deliverables with CAQE, being customer interface for technical discussion

Work out the production line concept with optimized material flow, estimated cycle times, and traceability concept. Work out supplier packaging requirements

Attend the regular PDT meetings and drive a proper escalation in case of problems

Create and maintain the MFGE project schedule respecting the project milestones

Prepare and organize the milestone build dates with process engineers from PML, starting with early prototype builds and organization of needed prototype equipment, including documentation

Attend key (prototype) build events for new layouts and all customer attended events

Track needed equipment and tooling, ensure availability of needed material for all equipment/tool development, install equipment/design reviews before approving start of fabrication/development

Your Background

Key ingredients for succeeding in this role are your:

Bachelor’s degree or similar with technical education

Overall Exp 8 to 15 Years

Minimum 5 years of experience in automotive industry, preferred in manufacturing engineering

Excellent project management skills

Good problem solving capability

Ability to work and live a global network environment

Great knowledge of lean concepts

Strong team spirit

Energetic, self-motivated, and proactive working style

Business fluent Englishsupervision. Willingness to learn and develop expertise in existing and future manufacturing processes

Why join us?

You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.

You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.

You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

Flexible working hours;

Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development);

Life and accident insurance;

Sodexo cards for food and beverages;

Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events;

EAP Employee Assistance;

Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply);

Creche facility for working parents;

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow!

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