Senior CAS Modeler: Automotive Surfaces Mastery

Hyundai Motor Company; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical premiums (zero dollar employee

Employer-paid disability & life

Generous paid time off

Global, diverse environment

Retirement planning

Health savings accounts

Salary range

Job summary

Kia Design Center in Irvine, California is seeking a Senior CAS Modeler to join our world-class design team. You will develop high-quality digital models for interior and exterior surfaces using Alias Studio and related tools, collaborating with designers, engineers, and visualization specialists.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with automotive CAD surfaces, read and understand engineering criteria, and can manage data for design reviews and production handoffs.

Qualifications

• Must have 8+ years at an automotive OEM.
• Proficient in Autodesk Alias Studio.
• Able to read and understand engineering criteria.
• BS/BFA/MS/MFA or Diploma in Transportation/Product Design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality Interior and Exterior digital models using Autodesk Alias Studio.
• Build and refine models from sketches, engineering packages, and Designer-generated digital models.
• Create surfaces with lead-in, surface tension, highlighting, and overall design quality.
• Construct single-span surfaces and logical patch layouts to support collaboration and downstream development.
• Collaborate with Designers, Visualization teams, Engineers, and Modelers throughout vehicle development.
• Prepare Alias data for design reviews, visualization, milling, 3D printing, and vendor releases.
• Support the creation of physical models by delivering production-ready digital data.
• Work with scan data including reverse engineering and scan cleanup.

Skills

Experience

3D & visualization

Reading engineering criteria

Education

Transportation/Product Design degree

Tools

Autodesk Alias Studio

Photoshop

Sketchbook

Procreate

Maya

Blender

SubD

Job description

Kia Design Center in Irvine, California is seeking a Senior CAS Modeler to join our world-class design team. You will develop high-quality digital models for interior and exterior surfaces using Alias Studio and related tools, collaborating with designers, engineers, and visualization specialists.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with automotive CAD surfaces, read and understand engineering criteria, and can manage data for design reviews and production handoffs.