Senior Chassis Platform Architect Expert

Role Overview

XPeng is seeking a highly experienced Vehicle Architecture Expert to be based at its Munich R&D Center. This role serves as the strategic technical liaison between the vehicle architecture function in China and the European market, providing regulatory insight, local customer expectations, competitor benchmarking, and architecture-level thought leadership to support global product programs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Vehicle Architecture Development

• Support definition and evolution of global vehicle architecture platforms tailored for European requirements.

• Lead conceptual package studies, structural layout, thermal strategy, and integration considerations at architecture level.

• Drive architectural consistency across programs in coordination with headquarters.

2. Regulation & Compliance Integration

• Provide in-depth understanding of European regulatory frameworks (e.g., ECE, Euro NCAP, homologation requirements) and translate into architectural constraints & requirements.

• Advise headquarters on certification implications for architecture choices.

3. Market & Competitive Insight

• Conduct systematic benchmarking of OEM platforms and competitor architectures in core segments.

• Deliver actionable reports on structural strategies, weight optimization, NVH, and customer expectations relevant to European markets.

4. Cross-Region Technical Enabler

• Facilitate collaboration across local engineering teams, suppliers, and validation partners.

• Support evaluation of prototypes and contribute learnings back to central teams.

• Coordinate across time zones and cultures to align objectives and deliverables.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Master’s or PhD in automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline.

• 15–20+ years of hands-on vehicle architecture experience in global OEM environments.

• Direct involvement in full-cycle platform development and architecture definition.

• Strong command of European regulatory systems & certification.

• Fluent in English; German proficiency is a plus.

Preferred

• Experience at BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen Group, Volvo, or similar.

• Track record in EV/BEV platform architecture.

• Prior cross-regional collaboration experience.

• Led or shaped architecture strategy at program level.

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