Body Design and Release Engineer (Exterior)

ALTEN Mexico; Toluca; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

ALTEN Mexico is seeking a talented Body Design & Release Engineer to join our engineering team. You will lead design, development, timing, and production release of body components and systems, with a focus on Vision Lighting components.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure robust design and on-time release across programs. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in automotive body design/release, strong knowledge of CATIA V5/3DX or NX, and familiarity with PLM

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years in reviewing, validating, and releasing designs for automotive components (Body).
• Experience or advanced knowledge on automotive cameras and/or automotive lighting is valuable
• Experience with materials such as Steel, Aluminium.
• Experience with welding, riveting, clinching, bonding, laser brazing, paint process
• CATIA V5/3DX or NX for 3D/2D model review
• PLM (Teamcenter) for documentation and release management
• DFM principles
• PBOM, eBOM, DVP&R, and technical sheets management

Responsibilities

• Design, development, validation, timing and production release of body components and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate design and development of body systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the design and release processes.

Skills

Body design

Release engineering

CATIA V5/3DX

NX

Teamcenter PLM

DFM

PBOM/eBOM

DVP&R

Vision Lighting

Lighting components

Education

Bachelor's or Master in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5/3DX

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

ALTEN Mexico, is a leading engineering company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. We work directly with different industries including Automotive, Energy, Aeronautics, Banking & Insurance, Telecom & Multimedia, and Rail; offering services ranging from project design development to test/validation, programming, implementation, and manufacturing.

We are currently seeking a talented and motivated Body Design & Release Engineer to join our team. As a Body Design & Release Engineer, you will be responsible for the engineering, design, development, timing, and production release of body components and systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate design and development of body systems, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the design and release processes.

The area we are seeking currently to cover is Vision Lighting components.

Location

Close to Toluca / Mexico City (Santa Fe)

Experience Level

3+ years

English

B2–C1

Full-time | Engineering

Requirements

The Body D&R Engineer is responsible for the component and system level design, development, validation, timing and production release of the following areas:

• Vision Lighting components:
• Lighting
• Headlamps
• Tail lamps

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 4+ years in reviewing, validating, and releasing designs for automotive components (Body).
• Experience or advanced knowledge on automotive cameras and/or automotive lighting is very valuable
• Experience or advanced knowledge with materials such as: Steel, Aluminium.
• Experience or advanced knowledge in the following processes: welding, riveting, clinching, bonding, laser brazing, paint process
• CATIA V5/3DX or NX (for 3D/2D model review).
• PLM (Teamcenter) (documentation and release management).
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.
• PBOM, eBOM, DVP&R, and technical sheets management.

Language

Advanced English (technical comprehension and international team communication).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs.
• Knowledge of style freeze processes and theme evaluation.
• In-plant experience (tool tryouts, assembly, program launch).
• Familiarity with automotive quality standards (e.g., IATF 16949).

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources