Engineering Designer – Instrument Panel, Interior Components

Responsibilities

• Develop highly integrated subsystems to resolve packaging challenges, ensuring design best practices and criteria are maintained.
• Develop and integrate engineering criteria for interior components collaborating closely with Vehicle Architecture, Studio Styling and Release Engineer teams.
• Apply DFSS and design‑thinking methodologies to manage trade‑offs and evaluate alternatives considering cost, mass, timing, dimensional variation, assembly, and other architectural imperatives.
• Integrate global and regional safety requirements into interior architectures, developing solutions that exceed standards.
• Actively communicate with cross‑functional teams to identify and resolve technical challenges within Expert Team meetings for your area of responsibility.
• Ensure that interior subsystems align with safety, occupant accommodations, storage, and accessibility.
• Participate in CITs and SDIT Work groups to balance innovation, design for assembly, manufacturability and interior best practices.
• Benchmark competitive interiors to ensure packaging and component performance meet or exceed industry standards.
• Create and maintain NX models for surface guidance and space claims, continuously developing your NX skills.
• Incorporate Voice of the Customer insights into interior packaging and design solutions to maximize space utilization and enhance customer experience.
• Support Math Virtual Assessments and Synch Point reviews to validate design integrity and integration.

• 5+ years’ experience in a related area
• B.S. in Engineering or related field
• Advanced NX CAD Modeling Skills
• Advanced use of Teamcenter and Tc Vis
• Understanding of engineering theory and principles of automotive design
• Understanding of design for manufacturing and design for assembly
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Utilization of benchmarking toolsets
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
• Aptitude to integrate complex interior subsystems and a passion for innovation
• Excellent organizational skills
• Understanding of Engineering Specifications
• Understanding of human to vehicle interface