Junior Exterior Trim Design Engineer

Detroit - Full Time

My client is looking for a Junior Exterior Trim Design Engineer to contribute to a high-profile project with a multi-billion-dollar OEM. As an Exterior Trim Engineer you will play a crucial role in developing the front and rear fascia systems, cladding, bumpers and molding components of vehicles, ensuring they are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and meet safety standards.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Experience with planning and managing projects, supplier and vendor management, product development and lifecycle stages.

• Participate in engineering impacted cost reduction efforts.

• Troubleshoot using DOE process and other black belt methodologies.

• Maintains up-to-date BOM (Bill of Material) for all assigned parts.

• Releases final designs for manufacturing into Team Center.

• Assess design modification concept creation using CATIA v5 while optimizing ease of manufacturing, cost, weight, and function.

• Responsible for the final design robustness and product quality.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of GD&T standards

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent

• Proficiency with Catia v5, including drawing and modelling practices and methodologies

• Hands-on experience building and launching automotive products.

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and other information management tools

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience using project management tools

• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

• A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Who is Techfueld?

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