Automotive Soft Trim Design Release Engineer

ALTEN Technology USA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production, or Industrial Engineering.
• 5–10 years of automotive Soft Trim design experience.
• Knowledge of UG or CATIA modeling and surfacing; Teamcenter/Ennovia preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and modeling of Soft Trim components — carpets, dash insulators, and firewall insulators.
• Assist in design reviews with the Global Technical Centre team under guidance from senior engineers.
• Support packaging, manufacturing, and assembly feasibility studies for soft trim components, particularly injection molded and formed parts.
• Help create Technical Data Sheets and DVP&R documentation for new components.
• Assist in preparing DVPR/DFMEA documentation for trim components with suppliers and design team.
• Support CAD data finalization ahead of Step releases; assist with TKO packaging and clearance studies to confirm components meet specification.
• Coordinate with the NVH/CAE team to support component target validation and functional requirement checks.
• Participate in design release/TKO sign-off activities under senior engineer supervision, tracking timelines.
• Support benchmarking studies as required.
• Assist with supplier interactions, PLM activities, and CFT coordination, including tracking checklist approvals in PLM at milestones.
• Provide design support to analysis teams (Impact, Durability, and NVH) to meet regulatory/test requirements.
• Develop working knowledge of soft trim systems and injection molding/thermoforming processes.

Skills

Soft Trim design

NVH considerations

CAD modeling

Design reviews

Communication skills

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Automobile, Production, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

CATIA

Enovia/Ennovia

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