Lead Dimensional Engineer – Autonomous Vehicle Sensors (Multi-Platform)

Apex Systems; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Dimensional Engineer for Vehicle Development in Foster City, CA. You will own dimensional management for multiple vehicle programs, bridging advanced sensor hardware, vehicle architecture, and manufacturing assembly to ensure safe, autonomous fleets.

The role demands expertise in 1D/3D DVA, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and hands-on CATIA V6 and 3DEXPERIENCE work. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to maintain tight tolerances and robust calibration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a mechanical/related field and 8–10 years in dimensional management or metrology.
• Strong understanding of dimensional variation, GD&T, and metrology in automotive/robotics contexts.
• Experience with supplier quality interactions and program targets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dimensional authority for sensor integration across parallel vehicle platforms.
• Lead upfront definition of build and functional requirements for DVA validation.
• Establish datum schemes and tolerance allocations for sensor calibration stability.
• Review internal and supplier metrology fixture concepts and align with metrics.
• Define measurement strategies from part level to full vehicle assembly.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality to assess capability and manage escalations.
• Provide architectural feedback for layout changes to ensure assemblability.

Skills

Dimensional engineering

ASME Y14.5 GD&T

DVA (Dimensional Variation Analysis)

CATIA V6

3DEXPERIENCE

Metrology basics

SPC basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V6

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

Vehicle Development - Dimensional Engineer

Job#: 3052621

Location: Foster City, California (Onsite)

Role Overview

This is a high-visibility, mission-critical role within our engineering organization. The successful candidate will concurrently own the dimensional management for multiple major vehicle programs. This scope spans different architectures. You will be the bridging authority between advanced sensor hardware, vehicle architecture, and manufacturing assembly. This role is built for an individual who is a master of dimensional variation and wants to directly impact the deployment of safe, autonomous fleets.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the dimensional authority for sensor integration across parallel vehicle platforms, managing architectural workloads concurrently.
• Lead the upfront definition of vehicle build and commodity-specific functional requirements to establish a baseline for downstream Dimensional Variation Analysis (DVA) validation.
• Establish datum schemes, sensor mounting locator strategies, and tolerance allocations to ensure sensor-to-body and sensor-to-sensor co-calibration stability.
• Review and formally approve internal and supplier metrology fixture concepts, ensuring alignment with program assembly and measurement metrics.
• Define and implement comprehensive measurement strategies, identifying critical validation points from the single part level up to full vehicle assembly.
• Partner directly with Supplier Quality to evaluate supplier capability, define acceptable limits, and manage engineering escalations to protect program targets.
• Provide active architectural loop feedback regarding layout changes needed to make the vehicle body and sensor brackets reliably assemblable.

Core Competencies & Technical Mastery

• Deep understanding of the unique dimensional, structural, and alignment requirements of AV sensor suites (LiDAR, Radar, Cameras).
• Proficiency in performing both 1D and 3D Dimensional Variation Analysis (DVA) stack-ups to evaluate design feasibility.
• Advanced-level proficiency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T principles, with a proven track record of creating, validating, and optimizing complex technical drawings.
• Practical expertise using CATIA V6 and 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) to visualize, manipulate, and interrogate 3D models for dimensional evaluation.
• Strong foundational knowledge of manufacturing processes and vehicle assembly sequence.
• Ability to translate complex statistical variation data into clear, actionable architectural feedback for cross-functional teams.

Required Experience & Attributes

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Fixture Design Engineering, or a closely related technical field.

Experience: 8 to 10 years of dedicated experience in dimensional management, variation simulation, or metrology within the automotive, aerospace, or autonomous robotics sectors.

Statistical Rigor: Strong understanding of Variation Simulation Analysis tools, statistical process control (SPC), and basic statistical concepts (CP, CPK, standard deviation, gauge R&R studies).

Mindset: A proactive, solutions-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and understands that sensor dimensional engineering is a primary driver of vehicle safety and autonomous software performance.

Company Overview

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.