Senior Steering Wheel Engineer: Lead Concept to Production

Yora; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Yora—a Sigma Group company—seeks a Senior Steering Wheel Engineer to own steering wheel development from concept to production. You will work with design, NVH, UX and interior teams, balancing performance, safety and manufacturability across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, supplier management and hands-on development in a safety-critical automotive environment in the US. You will influence design decisions and drive validation and production readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automotive product development experience.
• Experience within steering wheels, restraint systems, interior systems, automotive mechatronics or similar components.
• Experience taking at least one product or vehicle program through the complete lifecycle from concept to production launch.
• Strong understanding of mechanics of materials, material properties, kinematics and material selection.
• Experience with failure analysis and root cause investigation.
• Knowledge of metal forming, stamping and plastic injection molding.
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• CAD experience and the ability to evaluate packaging, interfaces and engineering modifications.
• Experience managing suppliers and driving technical deliverables.
• Basic understanding of electronics and automotive communication/networking.
• A BSc or higher in Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and release of steering wheel systems from concept through production.
• Develop system specifications, packaging concepts, drawings and engineering requirements.
• Drive design validation and support manufacturing and production launch.
• Balance performance, safety, quality, weight, cost and manufacturability.
• Manage Tier 1 suppliers and drive technical development and program timing.
• Support crash testing, validation and homologation activities.
• Perform technical investigations, failure analysis and root cause analysis.

Skills

Automotive product development

Steering wheel systems

Mechatronics

Root cause analysis

CAD

Supplier management

GD&T

Materials & mechanics

Education

BSc or higher in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

Yora—a Sigma Group company—seeks a Senior Steering Wheel Engineer to own steering wheel development from concept to production. You will work with design, NVH, UX and interior teams, balancing performance, safety and manufacturability across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, supplier management and hands-on development in a safety-critical automotive environment in the US. You will influence design decisions and drive validation and production readiness.