Senior Composite Design & Release Engineer, Body Systems

Czinger; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Discretionary incentive bonus

Paid vacation

Sick time

Company holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Czinger Vehicles in Torrance, CA seeks a Staff Composite Design & Release Engineer for Body Systems. You will refine and release composite interior and exterior components, drive 3D packaging, and generate manufacturing drawings using CAD tools.

This on‑site role collaborates with Design, Manufacturing, CAE, and supplier teams to integrate hardware, manage parts, and ensure timing, quality, mass, and budget targets while advancing Czinger’s innovative hypercar platforms.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent and 7+ years of experience in the automotive or motorsport industry.
• Experience with composite/lightweight materials and tooling development required.
• Prior product development experience with interior, exterior, or closures systems.
• Knowledge of design requirements to deliver high quality products of the above-mentioned vehicle systems.
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and root causing issues occurring during component and system validation.
• Proven ability to deliver quality systems on time and within budget.
• Able to generate business cases for design proposals and provide recommendations.
• Is self-sufficient when modeling 3D CAD geometry and creating 2D part drawings.
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast paced, start-up environment.
• Solid interpersonal skills – ability to work cross functionally with engineering and interfacing groups to understand system and component requirements.

Responsibilities

• Refine and generate technical solutions for vehicle systems, such as Interior and Exterior composite body panels, 3D printed components, body hardware, etc.
• Develop engineering concepts and designs, drive 3D packaging, generate manufacturing drawings and installation procedures using CAD tools.
• Lead collaborative development of systems with Design, Crash Testing, Manufacturing, Vehicle Attributes, CAE, and other interfacing vehicle sub-system teams.
• Drive material selection, laminate development, and manufacturing process integration of composite parts.
• Responsible for part and assembly releases throughout the program lifecycle.
• Provide hands‑on technical support for components and technology during the development cycle as well as supporting prototype and production build activities.
• Manage parts and suppliers from initial concept through development, prototype stages and into production while developing lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
• Lead Electrical and Software teams with the functional integration of hardware.
• Create design supporting documents like subsystem and component specifications, BOMs, FMEAs, DVP&Rs, etc.
• Communicate information with internal and external customer organizations.
• Adhere and deliver to program timing, quality, mass, and budget plans.
• Work cross-functionally to implement cost reduction methods and product improvements.
• Support supply chain team with sourcing of suppliers by suggesting potential suppliers, creating SOW’s, attending technical reviews, and creating purchase requests.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Self-sufficient CAD drawings

Project management

Mechanical engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Czinger Vehicles in Torrance, CA seeks a Staff Composite Design & Release Engineer for Body Systems. You will refine and release composite interior and exterior components, drive 3D packaging, and generate manufacturing drawings using CAD tools.

This on‑site role collaborates with Design, Manufacturing, CAE, and supplier teams to integrate hardware, manage parts, and ensure timing, quality, mass, and budget targets while advancing Czinger’s innovative hypercar platforms.