GE_109 - Senior Engineer – Lighting, Switches, Horn & Flasher

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Staffing

Experience: 4-6

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of vehicle lighting and signalling systems for new vehicle platforms.
• Develop and integrate headlamps, tail lamps, position lamps, turn indicators, hazard lamps, and other vehicle lighting systems.
• Coordinate with suppliers for lamp design, component development, validation, prototype builds, and technical issue resolution.
• Support the development and integration of vehicle switches, horn systems, flasher units, and wiper systems.
• Work closely with wiring harness, electrical architecture, vehicle integration, and testing teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Support vehicle prototype builds, commissioning, electrical debugging, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Analyze electrical and functional issues during development and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support component and system-level testing, validation, and reliability activities.
• Review technical specifications and ensure lighting and signalling systems meet vehicle-level performance and functional requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable automotive regulatory and homologation requirements for lighting and signalling systems.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including NPD, sourcing, suppliers, testing, and vehicle integration teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of automotive lighting and signalling systems.
• Knowledge of headlamps, tail lamps, position lamps, turn indicators, and hazard lighting systems.
• Understanding of switches, horn systems, flasher units, and wiper systems.
• Knowledge of lighting system manufacturing and component development processes.
• Good understanding of vehicle electrical architecture and wiring harness integration.
• Knowledge of CAN communication and ECU interfaces.
• Experience in component validation, testing, troubleshooting, and failure analysis.
• Understanding of automotive lighting and signalling regulatory/homologation standards.
• Ability to coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.

Must-Have Skills

• 4–6 years of relevant experience in automotive/EV electrical systems or vehicle component development.
• Hands-on experience with automotive lighting and signalling systems.
• Experience with vehicle electrical integration and wiring harness interfaces.
• Knowledge of switches, horn, flasher, and wiper systems.
• Experience in component/system validation and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of CAN and ECU interfaces.
• Understanding of automotive lighting regulations and homologation requirements.
• Experience working with suppliers and NPD teams.

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