Exterior Lighting Systems Design Engineer

Global Connect Technologies; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies seeks an experienced engineer to design and develop exterior lighting systems, ensuring compliance with global requirements and robust engineering practices. You will contribute to the full product lifecycle, from concept to validation, encompassing optics, materials, and manufacturing considerations.

The role emphasizes homologation awareness, GD&T, and collaboration across engineering disciplines to meet performance and quality targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in design and development of Exterior Lighting systems.
• Exposure to global requirements for exterior lamps including regulatory requirements and related design aspects such as light sources, venting, reflector designs, optics, sealing, material, air flow, condensation, mounting and GD&T.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (multi-K injection molding, lamp assembly techniques, lamp testing & validation).
• Homologation knowledge of Exterior lighting systems and care to be taken in product design.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery from kickoff to implementation in exterior lighting systems.
• Perform QFD, benchmarking and feature analysis for lighting products.
• Prepare engineering drawings and models for release, CAE and physical validation support.
• Support DFMEA and DVP preparation of BOM for exterior lighting systems.
• Finalize mounting strategies for exterior trim parts and lighting components with interface parts to meet performance and quality targets.

Skills

Exterior lighting design

Regulatory compliance

Project delivery

DFMEA

Optics knowledge

Tooling knowledge

CAE validation

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

Engineering data management

Job description

• Experience in design and development of Exterior Lighting systems
• Exposure to global requirements for exterior lamps in term of regulatory requirements. types of light sources, venting options, reflector designs, optics, sealing section designs, material, air flow, condensation, mounting and GD&T, manufacturing processes (such as multi-K injection molding, lamp assembly techniques, lamps testing & validation etc.)
• Project delivery related to engineering and design from kick off to implementation including QFD, benchmarking, feature analysis, engineering, drawing and model preparation and release, CAE and physical validation support, DFMEA and DVP-Preparation of Bill of Material in Exterior Lighting systems.
• Homologation knowledge of Exterior lighting systems and care to be taken in product design.
• Creating master sections of lighting components with interface to meet craftsmanship requirements.
• Finalizing mounting strategy of exterior trim parts and lighting components with interface parts to meet robustness and other performance and Quality targets
• Expertise on plastic component design and knowledge, understanding of tooling.
• Knowledge of various plastic manufacturing process and critical parameters in exterior trims system and lighting systems which affects product requirements.
• Good experience in Catia V5/V6 and engineering data management systems.