Senior Paint Pilot Engineer - Model Change Lead

Toyota North America; Princeton (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Health care and wellness plans

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and time off

Job summary

Toyota North America is seeking a Sr. Engineer for the Paint Pilot Department to lead the engineering efforts across both shops, aligning with NA and JP design teams to implement model-year changes.

You will drive strategies for paint shop evolution, support capital investments, and coordinate trials to stay competitive in automotive manufacturing. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity with a focus on continuous improvement and strong leadership capabilities, reporting to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Applied Engineering.
• Experience in new product introduction or product launch.
• Ability to lead project management and production support with focus on safety, quality, and productivity.
• Strong project management skills to guide teams.
• Experience collaborating across departments and functional groups.
• Engineering support for equipment upgrades and initiatives to improve availability.
• Track record leading capital investment projects to boost safety and productivity.
• Proficiency in data analysis and digital tools for decision making.
• Experience leading others to achieve launch objectives with KPI awareness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Major Model Engineer Lead, coordinating year-over-year changepoints.
• Collaborate with Pilot teams to support changepoint execution.
• Develop strategies for paint shop changes and model initiatives on the production floor.
• Review 3D concepts with design teams and develop executable plans.
• Support color selection negotiations and communicate capabilities.
• Coordinate trials for changepoints ensuring milestones alignment.
• Collaborate on equipment refurbishment and future projects.
• Support production through safety and productivity improvement projects.
• Report project status to shop and executive levels.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

3D software

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Applied Engineering

Tools

Catia

Terrace

XVL

Job description

Toyota North America is seeking a Sr. Engineer for the Paint Pilot Department to lead the engineering efforts across both shops, aligning with NA and JP design teams to implement model-year changes.

You will drive strategies for paint shop evolution, support capital investments, and coordinate trials to stay competitive in automotive manufacturing. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and productivity with a focus on continuous improvement and strong leadership capabilities, reporting to the