Fit & Finish / Product Engineer

HTC Global Services; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Health (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching

Life and Disability insurance

Professional Development opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

HTC Global Services seeks a Product Engineer specializing in Fit and Finish to support vehicle development and launches. This role validates interior/exterior part-to-part fit, analyzes dimensional data, and conducts perceived quality audits to ensure timely issue resolution during build events.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in automotive body interior/exterior and strong GD&T/CAD data skills, with travel willingness for launches.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of automotive Body Interior/Exterior experience.
• Strong GD&T knowledge and dimensional authority.
• Proficient reading of CAD data.
• Experience navigating CAD data in CATIA and Teamcenter.
• Experience analyzing dimensional quality reports and launch metrics.
• Proven cross-functional delivery and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Measure vehicle-level interior and exterior margins and flushness to confirm build requirements.
• Review completed vehicles to evaluate fit and finish.
• Lead CTQ and Perceived Quality audits during vehicle launches.
• Generate issue lists and coordinate binning sessions with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze dimensional data and OK-to-Grain assessments for pre-graining approvals.
• Review dimensional data and provide final AAR approval.
• Work with engineering, suppliers, and launch teams to resolve fit and finish issues.
• Navigate and review CAD data to evaluate clearances and interfaces.
• Analyze dimensional quality reports and launch quality KPIs.
• Support product launch activities, including required travel.

Tools

CATIA

Teamcenter

VisMockup

Job description

Overview / Summary

We are seeking a Product Engineer specializing in Fit and Finish to support vehicle product development and launch activities. This role focuses on validating interior and exterior part-to-part fit and finish, analyzing dimensional data, conducting perceived quality and craftsmanship audits, identifying quality and coordination issues, and supporting timely issue resolution throughout vehicle build events.

Job Description

Optimized Job Title

Fit & Finish / Product Engineer

Job Posting

Overview / Summary

We are seeking a Product Engineer specializing in Fit and Finish to support vehicle product development and launch activities. This role focuses on validating interior and exterior part-to-part fit and finish, analyzing dimensional data, conducting perceived quality and craftsmanship audits, identifying quality and coordination issues, and supporting timely issue resolution throughout vehicle build events.

Key Responsibilities

• Measure vehicle-level interior and exterior part-to-part margins and flushness to confirm compliance with build requirements.
• Review completed vehicles to evaluate fit and finish.
• Perform Perceived Quality Reviews using established audit checklists.
• Lead Critical to Quality (CTQ) and Perceived Quality (PQ) audits during vehicle launch phases.
• Summarize and document vehicle compliance at each applicable build event.
• Generate issue lists and coordinate binning sessions with cross-functional teams following audit completion.
• Lead CTQ issue generation and issue tracking updates.
• Analyze part dimensional data during vehicle build phases and perform OK-to-Grain assessments to support pre-graining approvals.
• Review dimensional data and provide final AAR approval.
• Work with engineering, supplier, and launch teams to track and resolve fit and finish issues.
• Navigate and review CAD data to evaluate clearances, packaging, and interior/exterior part interfaces.
• Analyze dimensional quality reports, gap and flush data, and launch quality metrics.
• Conduct physical craftsmanship audits, fit-and-finish evaluations, and supplier quality part reviews.
• Support product launch activities, including required travel.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of automotive Body Interior/Exterior-related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of GD&T and experience performing physical dimensioning on vehicles.
• Experience navigating and reviewing CAD data using CATIA and Teamcenter.
• Teamcenter and VisMockup knowledge equivalent to a designer role.
• Experience analyzing dimensional quality reports, gap and flush data, and craftsmanship launch metrics/KPIs.
• Experience conducting physical craftsmanship audits, fit-and-finish evaluations, and supplier quality part reviews.
• Demonstrated track record of project delivery and cross-system problem solving.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proficient reading, writing, and conversational English.
• Associate degree required.
• Ability to travel to support product launches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience applying DMAIC methodology and root-cause analysis tools to resolve launch fit-and-finish issues.
• Bachelor's degree.

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At HTC Global Services, our employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits can include Group Health (Medical, Dental, and Vision), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) matching, Group Life and Disability insurance, Professional Development opportunities, Wellness programs, and a variety of other perks.

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