Senior Design Engineer - Interiors

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the engineering activities for large scale product development programs by investigating feasibility, performing design using CATIA, conducting layout review, drawing creation, and negotiation with surrounding component functional units.
• Create concepts and specifications that meet the cost, delivery, accuracy, and quality targets to represent the best solution for customers.
• Lead the transition from task-based activity to small-scale projects within the discipline or function by monitoring and tracking the progress of projects and handling any issues that arise.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Support management with project scope, scheduling, quoting, and reporting for these small-scale projects.
• Mentor and train other associates in the team.
• Search for new ways to increase overall efficiency, utilize up-to-date technology, and reduce design and parts costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering and 6+ years of experience designing Automotive Interiors.
• Education with specialties in Mechanical, Mechanical Technology, Aerospace, Automotive, Manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge and working experience with DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), and DFM (Design for Manufacturing).
• Experience using both Catia V5/V6 to create 3-D models and 2D drawings is required.
• Experience in the automotive domain designing interior components, particularly center console systems is preferred.
• Leading the development of assigned parts, including coordination with offshore teams and customer counterparts to manage schedules, deliverables, and technical follow-up.
• The ability to work effectively in a cross-functional group setting, including essential technical guidance to support Senior Management.
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and tooling.
• Experience with CAE preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual professional working proficiency in Japanese (written and verbal) is highly preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office.