Combustion Performance Engineer

Job/Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Test Execution & Performance Optimization (Combustion & After-treatment)
• Plan and execute daily steady-state and transient engine test protocols.
• Analyze combustion characteristics, fuel economy, and emissions profiles to ensure performance meets target specifications.
• Oversee the performance and integration of EGR, SCR, DPF, and other critical emissions control technologies.
• Technical Troubleshooting & Maintenance (System Diagnostics)
• Act as the primary lead for diagnosing complex issues within engine hardware, fuel systems, cooling loops, and ECUs.
• Lead investigations into test failures, implementing corrective actions to resolve hardware or software deviations.
• Ensure all test cell architectures (air intake, high-pressure fuel, etc.) comply with rigorous functional safety standards.
• Operational Excellence & Stakeholder Management (Uptime Optimization)
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies to minimize unscheduled downtime and ensure peak test cell utilization.
• Coordinate with Calibration, Hardware Development, and Facilities teams to align testing with project milestones.
• Manage test cell assets, tooling, and technical personnel to ensure seamless project progression.

Requirements:

• Combustion Performance Engineer will serve as the technical owner of engine test cell operations.
• Execution of daily test plans, ensuring data integrity, engine performance optimization, and maximum system reliability.
• This role requires a deep mastery of ICE cycles, advanced after-treatment, and the ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems.
• Extensive experience in ICE technology, thermodynamics, and emissions control, engine data analysis
• Deep understanding of Diesel Engine system and complex After-treatment architectures.
• Expert-level ability to use calibration tools to interpret real-time engine behavior.

Compensation and Benefits:

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time KPIT employee, you are eligible for the following benefits:

• Geo Blue PPO and HSA plan
• MetLife - Dental and Vision plan
• Healthcare and Dependent care flexible spending account(FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company-paid Basic Life and Long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary benefits include Critical Illness, Hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft, and legal service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Employee discounts and perks
• Gym benefit

ESSENTIAL SKILLS /COMPETENCIES

ICE

AFTER-TREATMENT

Thermodynamics

Emissions control

Diesel Engine

test cell

PREFFERED SKILLS /COMPETENCIES

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Responsibilities

• Test Execution & Performance Optimization (Combustion & After-treatment)
• Plan and execute daily steady-state and transient engine test protocols.
• Analyze combustion characteristics
  
  fuel economy
  
  and emissions profiles to ensure performance meets target specifications.
• Oversee the performance and integration of EGR
  
  SCR
  
  DPF
  
  and other critical emissions control technologies.
• Technical Troubleshooting & Maintenance (System Diagnostics)
• Act as the primary lead for diagnosing complex issues within engine hardware
  
  fuel systems
  
  cooling loops
  
  and ECUs.
• Lead investigations into test failures
  
  implementing corrective actions to resolve hardware or software deviations.
• Ensure all test cell architectures (air intake
  
  high-pressure fuel
  
  etc.) comply with rigorous functional safety standards.
• Operational Excellence & Stakeholder Management (Uptime Optimization)
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies to minimize unscheduled downtime and ensure peak test cell utilization.
• Coordinate with Calibration
  
  Hardware Development
  
  and Facilities teams to align testing with project milestones.
• Manage test cell assets
  
  tooling
  
  and technical personnel to ensure seamless project progression.

Requirements:

• Combustion Performance Engineer will serve as the technical owner of engine test cell operations.
• Execution of daily test plans
  
  ensuring data integrity
  
  engine performance optimization
  
  and maximum system reliability.
• This role requires a deep mastery of ICE cycles
  
  advanced after-treatment
  
  and the ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems.
• Extensive experience in ICE technology
  
  thermodynamics
  
  and emissions control
  
  engine data analysis
• Deep understanding of Diesel Engine system and complex After-treatment architectures.
• Expert-level ability to use calibration tools to interpret real-time engine behavior.

Compensation and Benefits:

Along with competitive pay

as a full-time KPIT employee

you are eligible for the following benefits:

• Geo Blue PPO and HSA plan
• MetLife - Dental and Vision plan
• Healthcare and Dependent care flexible spending account(FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Company-paid Basic Life and Long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary benefits include Critical Illness
  
  Hospital indemnity
  
  accident insurance
  
  theft
  
  and legal service
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Employee discounts and perks
• Gym benefit