Lighting Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Irvine, CA is seeking a Lighting DRE Engineer with deep expertise in automotive exterior and interior lighting systems. You will design lighting components, engage with Tier-I suppliers, and ensure manufacturability and feasibility of parts using CATIA V6.

You will collaborate with Styling for feasibility studies, validate A-class surfaces, and release detailed lighting subsystems while interpreting simulation results to inform design decisions.

Qualifications

• Must have Lighting DRE experience (min 3 years).
• Experience with automotive exterior lighting systems and key components.
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with 10+ years in automotive interior and exterior lighting design.
• Design of lighting component parts and manufacturing feasibility.
• CAD: CATIA V6 design of automotive components.
• Engage with Tier-I suppliers on cost, mass, joining methods, molding, testing.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Work with Styling to perform feasibility studies and define craftsmanship targets.
• Complete and release lighting components, sub-systems and detailed designs.
• Interpret simulation results and integrate recommendations into product design.

Skills

Lighting DRE experience

Automotive exterior lighting knowledge

Manufacturing feasibility analysis

Suppliers collaboration

Interpretation of simulations

Component design experience

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V6

Job description

• MUST HAVE experience as a Lighting DRE (Min 3 years)
• Good knowledge of Automotive exterior lighting systems along with Key components (Head Lamp, Tail Lamp, Center light panel, corner lamps)
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 10+ years of experience in automotive interior and exterior lighting design
• Work with Styling team to perform feasibility studies, Check A-class surface and define craftsman ship target.
• Ability to create and completion of all lighting components and perform manufacturing feasibility
• Design of automotive component parts in CATIA V6.
• Actively engage with Tier-I suppliers to collaborate on design projects for trading off cost, mass, joining methods, molding and testing performance.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Complete and release lighting components, sub-system and detail designs
• Interpret simulation results and integrate recommendations into product design