Mechanical Product Engineer , Cab Exterior; L7

Inside The Role

Product Engineering creates customer focused vehicle solutions that deliver measurable value in efficiency, quality, and total cost of ownership. We design with purpose—balancing innovation, manufacturability, timing, and cost to bring competitive products to market. We are a hands on, learning oriented engineering organization that values accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Our teams take pride in owning designs end to end and seeing their work on production vehicles in the field.

The Bumpers, Grilles and Badging Team is responsible for developing innovative solutions for all Daimler Truck North America brands and models. Our team delivers bumpers, grilles, side of hood air intake and other exterior systems equipment that are aerodynamic, efficient for cooling, durable, reliable, serviceable and cost competitive. Team members have the unique opportunity to work in an area that interfaces with many technical systems on the vehicle while covering a diverse range of materials and components including: plastics and composites, metal stampings, castings and fabrications.

The team owns designs from concept through production, applying sound engineering fundamentals to deliver components that perform reliably in demanding real world customer environments. We design our parts in house and work closely with cross-functional partners and suppliers to ensure robust, high quality solutions.

• Design and develop bumpers, grilles, air intakes, badges and supporting components that are safe, reliable, serviceable, and competitive.
• Create technically sound, manufacturable designs that meet customer requirements while adhering to engineering standards and strategic product direction.
• Use NX and related tools to develop and maintain 3D models, 2D drawings, GD&T, packaging studies, and installation documentation, collaborating with Product Design on styled surfaces.
• Select appropriate materials, tolerances, finishes, fasteners, and manufacturing processes to achieve performance, quality, and cost targets.

• Provide technical leadership for component- or system-level projects, coordinating with internal designers and external suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, Analysis, Warranty, and Marketing throughout product development and launch.
• Work with Engineering Analysis to determine effective and economical design approaches and material selections.

• Analyze validation, production, and field issues and develop creative, technically feasible solutions.
• Support plant builds and promptly resolve manufacturing or quality issues as they arise.
• Develop, release, and maintain accurate engineering documentation.

• Manage priorities to align with business goals and deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Proactively communicate project status, risks, and issues to management.
• Contribute ideas that improve product cost (CCI), quality, tools, processes, and the overall work environment.
• Stay informed on industry and competitive developments and apply relevant insights to future designs.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, and 0–4 years of relevant product development experience, is required
• Experience supporting products through design, validation, and production phases
• Strong communication, planning, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally to reconcile competing requirements into robust, cost-effective solutions
• Understanding of upstream and downstream engineering processes
• An attached resume is required

• CAD expertise, including NX and surface development
• Experience designing molded, thermoformed, or other automotive exterior components
• Familiarity with plastic manufacturing processes (e.g., injection molding, compression molding, RIM, SMC, DCPD)
• Experience designing metal components (e.g., sheet metal, stampings, castings, extrusions)
• Knowledge of…