Lead Vehicle Body & Exterior Release Engineer

Magna International, Inc.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna International, Inc. seeks an Engineer Body to lead the design, development, integration, validation, and release of body and exterior components across complete vehicle programs.

You will own components from concept through launch, coordinating with customer engineering, design studio, and suppliers to meet appearance, performance, cost, and regulatory requirements. The role requires 5+ years in automotive product development, strong CATIA/PLM skills, and deep knowledge of GD&T, DFMEA, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related engineering discipline; master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of automotive product development experience involving body, exterior, mechanical, structural, trim, or vehicle integration components.
• Experience designing and releasing components through prototype, validation, production, and launch phases.
• Experience working with suppliers, manufacturing organizations, customer engineering teams, and complete vehicle programs.
• Proficiency with CATIA V5, CATIA V6, CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE, or equivalent CATIA and an ENOVIA or equivalent PLM system.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up, DFM/DFA, BOM and engineering change management, DFMEA, root-cause analysis, DVP&R, PPAP, and APQP.
• Understanding of injection-molded plastics, sheet metal, castings, composites, machine parts, fasteners, joining techniques, paint, tooling, and exterior surface quality requirements.
• Knowledge of applicable vehicle regulations and the ability to translate requirements into specifications and validation plans.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop body and exterior systems for vehicle programs.
• Lead components from requirements through production release and launch.
• Create and manage 3D CATIA models, assemblies, drawings, and specifications.
• Ensure proper vehicle packaging, appearance harmony, assembly access, serviceability, durability, corrosion protection, and manufacturability.
• Provide technical direction to product engineers, CATIA designers, CAE analysts, suppliers, and external engineering resources.
• Lead part and assembly release activities in the approved PLM environment and maintain complete engineering documentation.
• Create and maintain engineering Bills of Materials and ensure released data reflects design intent and program requirements.
• Coordinate release-readiness reviews and ensure CATIA, drawings, specs, BOMs, validation evidence, and open issues support maturity.
• Support project teams in achieving performance, cost, weight, quality, and timing objectives.
• Coordinate CAE, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance analysis, and technical reviews to confirm risks and requirements are addressed.
• Work with suppliers on quotations, design reviews, DFM/DFA, tooling development, material and process selection, and production readiness.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and tooling concepts and confirm production feasibility.

Skills

5+ years automotive product

CATIA V5/V6/3DEXPERIENCE

GD&T and DFMEA

Exterior/body systems knowledge

Vehicle regulations knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Automotive/Mechatronics

Master's degree or MBA preferred

Tools

CATIA

ENOVIA / PLM system

Job description

Magna International, Inc. seeks an Engineer Body to lead the design, development, integration, validation, and release of body and exterior components across complete vehicle programs.

You will own components from concept through launch, coordinating with customer engineering, design studio, and suppliers to meet appearance, performance, cost, and regulatory requirements. The role requires 5+ years in automotive product development, strong CATIA/PLM skills, and deep knowledge of GD&T, DFMEA, and