Head of Body Structure Engineering

Zenvo; Rødeled; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenvo seeks a senior leader to head the structural design of vehicle systems, spanning composite and metallic architectures, from concept to SOP and into series production.

You will build and guide a high-performing team, define design standards, create layouts, ensure manufacturability, weight efficiency and cost targets, coordinating with CAE/simulation and manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, automotive, or structural engineering.
• 5+ years in structural design engineering with 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience with carbon fiber composites and metallic structures in automotive or aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Own the structural design strategy and architecture for vehicle systems.
• Lead and grow a structural design team with defined standards.
• Create CAD layouts and detailed drawings for manufacturable parts.
• Collaborate with CAE/simulation teams to translate analysis into design changes.
• Work with manufacturing, tooling, and supply chain to industrialize designs.
• Coordinate with homologation/certification to support regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Multimaterial design

Vehicle structures

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, automotive or structural engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for omeone to lead the structural design of vehicle systems across both composite and metallic architectures. This is a senior technical leadership role accountable for building and directing a high-performing structural design team, defining design solutions and layouts for structural components and assemblies, and ensuring designs are manufacturable, weight-efficient, and cost-effective from concept through Start of Production (SOP) and into series production. CAE/simulation, materials engineering, and homologation/certification are owned by adjacent functions; this role partners closely with them but does not own those disciplines

Key Responsibilities

• Own the structural design strategy and architecture for vehicle systems across both composite (prepreg carbon fiber/fiberglass) and metallic (steel, aluminum) domains — monocoque/body structures, crash structures, subframes, closures, and body-in-white
• Lead and grow a structural design team, setting design standards, workflows, and quality expectations
• Direct the creation of structural design layouts, CAD models, and detailed drawings, ensuring design intent is clearly translated into manufacturable parts and assemblies
• Partner closely with CAE/simulation teams to translate analysis outputs (stiffness, crash, durability,
• Partner with manufacturing, tooling, and supply chain teams to ensure structural designs are industrialized at target volumes and cost
• Lead multi-material joining design (composite-to-metal, metal-to-metal interfaces), including joint layout, fastener/bonding strategy, and design detailing
• Coordinate with the homologation/certification function to ensure design decisions support regulatory and certification requirements, without owning the certification process itself
• Partner closely with CAE/simulation teams to translate analysis outputs (stiffness, crash, durability, NVH) into design changes and iterate structural geometry accordingly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Structural Engineering; advanced degree preferred
• Experience at an OEM, startup, or Tier 1 supplier delivering mixed-material structural designs at production volume; motorsport or aerospace structures background
• 5+ years of experience in structural design engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role
• Deep hands-on experience designing with prepreg carbon fibre composites and metallic structures (steel, aluminum) in automotive or aerospace applications
  • Proven track record delivering structural designs through the full vehicle development lifecycle (concept to SOP)

Application Process

Zenvo is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.