Lead Trim Engineer: Pattern Design & Seat Craft

Adient; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient in Plymouth MI is seeking a Trim Engineer who leads the development of trim programs, guiding staff and customer units to deliver flawless seat appearance. This role involves designing trim patterns with 2D CAD, releasing data into TPDM/PLM, supporting JIT builds, and collaborating across Purchasing, Program Management, and Manufacturing to meet quality and cost goals.

Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience designing trim patterns with CAD tools.
• Understanding of design for cost principles.
• Ability to document data in BEP and A3/A4 plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead trim cover design and align with cost and quality targets.
• Release product data into TPDM and PLM; manage ECRs.
• Support JIT plants and coordinate with customer representatives.
• Create trim construction drawings and assist in tooling decisions.
• Travel to SDT/manufacturing plants when needed.

Skills

2D pattern design

Optitex CAD

Design for cost

Data-driven problem solving

BEP basics

Tools

Optitex

TPDM

PLM

Job description

Adient in Plymouth MI is seeking a Trim Engineer who leads the development of trim programs, guiding staff and customer units to deliver flawless seat appearance. This role involves designing trim patterns with 2D CAD, releasing data into TPDM/PLM, supporting JIT builds, and collaborating across Purchasing, Program Management, and Manufacturing to meet quality and cost goals.

Occasional travel may be required.