Craftsmanship Engineer

HireArt; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,264 - 151,346; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Employer-subsidized healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Disability and life insurance coverage

401k package

Job summary

HireArt is seeking a Craftsmanship Engineer in Foster City, CA. This full-time, hybrid role involves defining vehicle craftsmanship standards within product development and ensuring quality across multiple dimensions. Ideal candidates will have at least 10 years in craftsmanship engineering, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Benefits include health insurance, commuter benefits, and a 401k package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of craftsmanship engineering experience within automotive or transportation.
• 5+ years leading cross-functional forums and driving decisions.
• Extensive knowledge of quality principles across sensory modalities.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to embed craftsmanship requirements in product development.
• Define measurable vehicle-level craftsmanship targets.
• Collaborate to establish quality targets across customer touchpoints.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Craftsmanship engineering

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in product design or engineering

Job description

Overview

Expected compensation: 93.50 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company hire a Craftsmanship Engineer to help define and elevate vehicle craftsmanship across product development. In this role, you’ll establish craftsmanship standards aligned with the company’s design DNA, product vision, and user experience goals. You’ll define measurable vehicle-level craftsmanship targets and collaborate cross-functionally to embed craftsmanship requirements throughout the product development lifecycle. This work will span dimensional quality, interface execution, sensory experiences, and overall product refinement to ensure a premium and cohesive customer experience. The ideal candidate is a highly collaborative and detail-oriented engineering professional with deep experience driving craftsmanship standards within automotive or transportation product development environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional efforts to embed craftsmanship requirements early in the product development process.
• Define and develop measurable vehicle-level craftsmanship targets aligned with product vision and brand standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish achievable quality targets across multiple customer touchpoints.
• Drive alignment on dimensional quality, interface execution, auditory quality, haptic feedback, olfactory experience, and functional quality standards.
• Contribute to the development of grey-zone execution, cabin scent strategy, ambient lighting, NVH targets, active sound characteristics, and color/material/trim quality.
• Develop and maintain craftsmanship target documentation, tracking systems, measurement tools, virtual evaluation methods, and physical validation artifacts.
• Promote a continuous improvement mindset, ensuring craftsmanship enhances brand perception and customer trust throughout the full product lifecycle.
• Regularly communicate progress, risks, and key decisions to leadership, including the director of geometric integration.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in product design, engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of craftsmanship engineering experience within the automotive or transportation industry
• 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional forums and driving technical decision-making
• Extensive knowledge of visual, tactile, olfactory, auditory, and functional quality principles
• Experience developing craftsmanship targets, measurement strategies, virtual evaluation methods, and validation tools
• Proven experience defining craftsmanship objectives, deliverables, and gateway milestones throughout product development
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced product development environment

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in Product Design or an Engineering discipline

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment: This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. The role is hybrid, requiring at least three days per week onsite, and is available to candidates local to the Foster City, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.