BEV Module Lead/Program Manager Vehicle Architecture(Geometry)- (M1 Segment)

Required Experience, minimum: 15 years

Required Experience, maximum: 20 years

• Skills: LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT SKILLS, Engineering, Engineering Design, Automotive Business Head, Catia V5, PLM\-Teamcenter Application

• Minimum Qualification: B.Tech/B.E

• *Role**BEV Assistant Chief Engineer – Passenger Car(M1\)

• *Visit our website** **bmwtechworks.in** **to know more.**

• *About the UNIT/ Unit Overview**Digital Product Engineering

• *Location**Pune

• *Experience:**15 to 20 years,

• *Number of openings**1

• *What awaits you/ Job Profile*** BEV Module Lead, Program Manager, Assistant Chief Engineer – Passenger Car(M1\)

Own the complete delivery of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) programs, providing technical and strategic leadership from concept definition, vehicle architecture, target setting, development, validation, industrialization, and Start of Production (SOP).

Serve as the vehicle engineering leader responsible for achieving program objectives related to performance, cost, quality, timing, manufacturability, safety, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

Lead and align multidisciplinary engineering organizations across HV Battery, E\-Powertrain, Charging Systems, Thermal Management, Chassis, Body Structures, Interior \& Exterior Systems, Electrical \& Electronics, Software, Connectivity, and Vehicle Integration.

Define and govern vehicle\-level technical roadmaps, engineering strategies, critical performance indicators, development milestones, and decision\-making frameworks to ensure successful product delivery.

Establish technical direction and resolve complex cross\-functional challenges involving vehicle architecture, packaging, system interfaces, electrical integration, thermal management, mass optimization, manufacturing feasibility, and product performance.

Chair engineering reviews, gateway assessments, and technical governance forums, ensuring effective risk management, issue resolution, and timely decision\-making throughout the program lifecycle.

Review and sign off vehicle level validation, prototype build events, system integration activities, software\-hardware convergence, regulatory certification, homologation, and production readiness assessments.

Drive engineering excellence through the implementation of best practices in systems engineering, requirements management, digital development, model\-based engineering, simulation, and data\-driven decision\-making.

Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Program Management, Finance, Suppliers, and Executive Leadership teams to ensure business objectives are fully aligned with technical delivery.

Champion innovation by identifying emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitive benchmarks, translating them into product and engineering strategies that strengthen market competitiveness.

Build and develop high\-performing engineering teams through technical mentorship, talent development, succession planning, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Act as the primary technical escalation and decision authority, balancing engineering trade\-offs to optimize customer value, business performance, program timing, and product profitability.

Establish a high\-performance engineering culture focused on ownership, execution excellence, rapid decision\-making, and first\-time\-right delivery across all stages of vehicle development.

• *What should you bring along**Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.

15 to 20 years of automotive product\-development and vehicle\-engineering experience.

Proven delivery of at least 2 complete passenger\-car

Proven track record in BEV product development, vehicle integration, and complex engineering program leadership.

Deep understanding of vehicle systems engineering, electrification technologies, battery systems, powertrain integration, functional safety, homologation, and validation.

Demonstrated success managing large cross\-functional engineering teams and delivering products within aggressive quality, cost, and timing targets.

Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and strategic decision\-making capabilities.

Ability to influence organizational direction and drive transformational improvements across engineering functions.

• *Must have technical skill**

Skilled in optimizing BEV range, efficiency, performance, charging, driveability, thermal performance, and regenerative braking.

Program\-level knowledge of BIW, trims, chassis, EE, software, CAS, PQ, service and manufacturing integration.

Ability to review and challenge CAE results for crash, HV safety, stiffness, durability, NVH, aerodynamics and thermal performance.

Strong command of M1 homologation, functional safety, electrical safety and BEV regulatory compliance.

Expertise in vehicle\-level cost, mass, quality, complexity, energy budget and technical\-risk management.

Strong in requirements, reviews, validation, releases, and change management.

Decisive leadership with strong prioritization, escalation, conflict resolution and technical trade\-off capability.

Ability to build teams, delegate ownership, manage performance and hold all engineering functions accountable.

• *Good to have Technical skills**

Knowledge of functional safety, cybersecurity, diagnostics, OTA updates, software\-defined vehicles, ADAS, connected features, and energy management.

Skilled in digital validation, virtual vehicle development, homologation, lightweighting, cost optimization, manufacturing readiness, supplier development, and global engineering collaboration.

• Professional experience with European organisation, contributing to product development, engineering execution, and stakeholder collaboration.