Design Engineer with Creo

About the role

The Design Engineer (Creo) will be responsible for developing and delivering conceptual and detailed designs for automotive components using Creo. The role involves working independently on product design, creating 3D models and manufacturing drawings, and supporting new product development (NPD) activities. The engineer will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure designs meet functional, manufacturing, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop concept and detailed designs using Creo (Part, Assembly, Surfacing)
• Design and model sheet metal and plastic components
• Create and maintain 2D manufacturing drawings with GD&T
• Apply Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) principles
• Support New Product Development (NPD) lifecycle activities
• Drafting, dimensioning, and tolerancing
• Prototyping and design validation
• Engineering Change Notices (ECN)
• PPAP documentation
• Perform design analysis, stack‑up studies, and optimization (VAVE)
• Support tooling, fixture, and gauge design
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Utilize Windchill / PLM systems for data management
• Participate in reverse engineering and design improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
• 6‑8 years of experience in product design, preferably in the automotive domain
• Strong hands‑on experience with Creo (Part, Assembly, Surfacing) and GD&T
• Experience in automotive product development preferred
• Knowledge of PPAP, ECN, prototyping, and validation processes is a plus
• Familiarity with 3DEXPERIENCE / Windchill preferred

Skills

• Creo (Part, Assembly, Surfacing)
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• 2D manufacturing drawing creation
• Design analysis and optimization (VAVE)
• Tooling, fixture, and gauge design
• Windchill / PLM data management
• Reverse engineering
• Collaboration with cross‑functional teams