Senior Exterior Trim Engineer — Lead CATIA & Vehicle Launch

Yora Sigma; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Yora, part of Sigma Group, is seeking a Senior Exterior Trim Engineer in the US to lead design, development, release and launch of exterior trim systems.

You will create CAD concepts in CATIA V5/V6, design plastic components, and work with design, manufacturing and suppliers to ensure quality, weight, cost and manufacturability.

A successful candidate has 5+ years in automotive design, vehicle launch experience, and a mechanical engineering degree, with hands-on CAD and validation expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive design and development.
• Strong hands-on experience designing plastic automotive components, interior or exterior.
• Proven vehicle launch experience – this is a must.
• Experience working with automotive suppliers.
• Strong CAD skills, preferably CATIA V5 or V6.
• Knowledge of thermoplastic and/or thermoset resin materials.
• Solid understanding of validation testing and failure avoidance.
• A BSc in Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop exterior trim components from concept to production.
• Create complex CAD concepts and models, preferably using CATIA V5/V6.
• Engineer plastic components with focus on quality, functionality, weight, cost and manufacturability.
• Work with thermoplastic and thermoset materials and Class A manufacturing technologies.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, suppliers and other engineering teams.
• Drive validation, testing and failure avoidance throughout the development process.
• Support tooling, production readiness and vehicle launch.
• Solve complex packaging, integration and 3D engineering challenges.

Skills

5+ years automotive design

Plastic components design

CATIA V5/V6

Vehicle launch experience

CAD modeling

Education

BSc Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA

Job description

Yora, part of Sigma Group, is seeking a Senior Exterior Trim Engineer in the US to lead design, development, release and launch of exterior trim systems.

You will create CAD concepts in CATIA V5/V6, design plastic components, and work with design, manufacturing and suppliers to ensure quality, weight, cost and manufacturability.

A successful candidate has 5+ years in automotive design, vehicle launch experience, and a mechanical engineering degree, with hands-on CAD and validation expertise.