Exterior Launch Engineer: Drive Production Readiness

Goken America; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Goken America seeks a highly motivated Exterior Launch Support Engineer to provide onsite launch and production support at an automotive manufacturing plant for upcoming vehicle programs. This hands-on mechanical engineering role focuses on exterior systems, quality, and manufacturing readiness in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, perform root-cause investigations, and ensure design guidelines are updated for future launches, with travel as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5+ years Exterior systems experience required.
• Experience supporting production launch of Exterior systems.
• Knowledge of DFMEA and GD&T.
• Demonstrated hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, release and launch Exterior vehicle system components from concept to production.
• Provide onsite engineering support for Exterior systems during launches at the plant.
• Review production data to catch issues early and push fixes upstream.
• Lead root cause investigations using 5-why, Ishikawa, fault tree analysis, and FMEA.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supplier quality, product engineering and programs teams to resolve issues.
• Update design guidelines and manufacturing or inspection processes for future revisions.
• Support containment, corrective actions, and validation at plant and supplier sites.
• Monitor field, plant, and supplier concerns to identify trends and risks.
• Travel as required.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Manufacturing readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

DFMEA

GD&T

Job description

Goken America seeks a highly motivated Exterior Launch Support Engineer to provide onsite launch and production support at an automotive manufacturing plant for upcoming vehicle programs. This hands-on mechanical engineering role focuses on exterior systems, quality, and manufacturing readiness in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, perform root-cause investigations, and ensure design guidelines are updated for future launches, with travel as