Lighting Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Lighting Development Research Engineer with extensive experience in automotive lighting design. The role focuses on creating and validating exterior lighting components, collaborating with styling for feasibility, and ensuring manufacturability of parts.

Ideal candidates hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 10+ years in lighting design, proficient in CATIA V6, and able to engage Tier-I suppliers to optimize cost and performance while

Qualifications

• MUST HAVE Lighting DRE experience (min 3 years).
• Strong knowledge of automotive exterior lighting and key components (head lamp, tail lamp, center light panel, corner lamps).
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; 10+ years in automotive interior and exterior lighting design.
• Experience collaborating with Styling for feasibility studies and A-class surface checks.
• Ability to create and release lighting components and assess manufacturing feasibility.
• Design of automotive component parts in CATIA V6.
• Engage with Tier-I suppliers to collaborate on design projects, balancing cost, mass, joining methods, molding and testing performance.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Complete and release lighting components, sub-systems and detail designs.
• Interpret simulation results and integrate recommendations into product design.

Responsibilities

• Complete and release lighting components, subsystems and detail designs.
• Interpret simulation results and apply design recommendations.
• Collaborate with Styling for feasibility studies and surface checks.
• Engage with Tier-I suppliers on design projects for cost/mass optimization.

Skills

Lighting DRE

Exterior lighting

CATIA V6

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

B.S. 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