Senior Studio Engineer

Location

Foster City, CA, United States

In-person

89.75 USD Per Hour

Full time (usually 30+ hours/week)

Contract

11/18/2025

*** is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Senior Studio Engineer to bridge creative design and engineering, transforming early-stage concepts into functional, production-ready vehicles.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in the concept phase by developing technical inputs from scratch and ensuring designs meet high standards of safety, performance, and manufacturability. You’ll work closely with Industrial Design, Engineering, and Digital Modeling teams to balance aesthetics with feasibility and ensure seamless collaboration across disciplines.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in early-phase vehicle development, is fluent in CATIA V6 and 3DX (3

DEXPERIENCE), and thrives in an ambiguous, fast-evolving environment. You’re hands‑on, technically sharp, and proactive in shaping innovative design solutions.

• Lead the concept development of new vehicle platforms, ensuring technical feasibility and innovative design alignment.
• Independently create CAD studies and feasibility analyses to support industrial design exploration.
• Establish and maintain engineering criteria that balance design intent and manufacturability.
• Collaborate across studio, modeling, and engineering teams to review designs, resolve issues, and ensure aesthetic and technical compliance.
• Support studio modeling activities and oversee surface development, mock‑ups, and prototype creation.
• Manage and release criteria‑compliant surface data and track design and engineering issues throughout program milestones.

• Bachelor of Science Technical Degree (4 Year Degree).
• Minimum 5 years studio experience with at least 8 years’ experience in a related area of work, with a strong track record of working in the concept development phase for new vehicle platforms.
• Proven ability to autonomously create early‑stage CAD studies and feasibility analyses with limited engineering input.
• Understanding of engineering theory and principles of automotive design.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills, skilled in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively with others.
• General interest and ability to integrate complex systems.
• Familiarity with general automotive manufacturing processes.
• Mandatory proficiency in CATIA V6 and 3DX (3
  
  DEXPERIENCE) software.