Exterior Design Release Engineer - CATIA V6

Techskills; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Techskills is seeking an Exterior Design Release Engineer in Irvine, CA, onsite. The role focuses on designing and releasing exterior trim components and subsystems for automotive applications.

You will work with Styling, OEM/Tier-I partners, and CAE results to ensure target performance, cost, and manufacturability. The candidate should have a Mechanical Engineering background with extensive exterior trim experience and hands-on CATIA V6 proficiency, coordinating across design and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering with strong exterior trim experience.
• Experience as DRE in interior engineering with cross-functional collaboration.
• Hands-on involvement in exterior component design and validation.

Responsibilities

• Create and release exterior component designs such as bumper, cladding, spoiler, door garnish, and fender.
• Collaborate with Styling team for feasibility studies and A-class surface checks.
• Design exterior system parts and ensure CAD models meet targets.
• Work with OEM/Tier-I design engineers to trade off cost, mass, joining methods, moulding and testing performance.
• Interpret CAE results and integrate recommendations into product design.
• Support vehicle development milestones and prototype/production builds.

Skills

DRE interior engineering

Exterior design experience

Feasibility studies

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V6

Job description

Techskills is seeking an Exterior Design Release Engineer in Irvine, CA, onsite. The role focuses on designing and releasing exterior trim components and subsystems for automotive applications.

You will work with Styling, OEM/Tier-I partners, and CAE results to ensure target performance, cost, and manufacturability. The candidate should have a Mechanical Engineering background with extensive exterior trim experience and hands-on CATIA V6 proficiency, coordinating across design and manufacturing