Senior Automotive Product Engineer: Lead CAD & Innovation

HI-LEX North America; Rochester (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HI-LEX North America seeks a senior engineer to lead end-to-end design and development of new automotive concepts, ensuring customer requirements, performance goals, and quality standards are met. The role provides critical technical leadership and collaborates with internal teams and external partners from inception to production launch.

The position requires extensive automotive engineering experience, strong CAD/CAE skills, and a track record of product innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technology.
• 10+ years in Automotive Engineering and Design.
• Knowledge of GD&T, DOE, FMEA, DFM, CAD applications, and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Develops new concepts and products per business objectives.
• Verifies interfaces via design study and statistical analysis.
• Manages prototype builds and testing/validation.
• Provides technical leadership to customers and internal teams.
• Leads cost-reduction and DFM activities.
• Leads competitor benchmarking.
• 5S support.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or engineering technology

Tools

CATIA V5

CAE tools

DFMEA

DOE

Job description

HI-LEX North America seeks a senior engineer to lead end-to-end design and development of new automotive concepts, ensuring customer requirements, performance goals, and quality standards are met. The role provides critical technical leadership and collaborates with internal teams and external partners from inception to production launch.

The position requires extensive automotive engineering experience, strong CAD/CAE skills, and a track record of product innovation.