CATIA Design Engineer – Automotive Systems & Packaging

Luxoft; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer with expert CATIA skills to develop and optimize 3D models and assemblies for automotive electronic hardware and packaging. You will ensure proper space allocation, thermal and environmental considerations, and integration with ECUs, harnesses, and housings.

The role requires validating designs with clash and tolerance analyses, establishing design standards, and maintaining PLM/PDM data quality.

Qualifications

• Must have expert-level proficiency in CATIA or comparable CAD tools.
• Experience creating and optimizing mechanical and electromechanical designs in a 3D environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain 3D models and assemblies for components and systems (e.g., ECUs, housings, brackets, harness routing).
• Ensure correct packaging and installation within the overall product/vehicle architecture.
• Define and implement design rules and modelling standards for consistency and quality.
• Support integration of electrical and electronic components into the mechanical environment.
• Perform clash/clearance analyses and tolerance analyses.
• Enable manufacturability through design for manufacturing and serviceability.
• Maintain data quality in PLM/PDM systems (structure, versioning, release).
• Support change management (ECR/ECO) updating models and ensuring consistency across assemblies.
• Collaborate with HW design, harness design, system engineering, and manufacturing.
• Provide 3D data and documentation for simulation, validation, and supplier interfaces.

Skills

CATIA

3D modeling

Mechanical design

PLM/PDM data management

Tools

PLM/PDM systems

Job description

Luxoft is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer with expert CATIA skills to develop and optimize 3D models and assemblies for automotive electronic hardware and packaging. You will ensure proper space allocation, thermal and environmental considerations, and integration with ECUs, harnesses, and housings.

The role requires validating designs with clash and tolerance analyses, establishing design standards, and maintaining PLM/PDM data quality.