Engineering Designer – Accessories

• Do you have a passion for enabling world-class Accessories using engineering principles and design innovation?
• The Accessories Engineering Designer is responsible for creating detailed interior, exterior, electrical and chassis components and system-level designs that combine functionality, safety, and aesthetic appeal.
• Working closely with Architecture, Studio Design, Safety, and Manufacturing teams, this role ensures that innovative concepts are translated into robust, manufacturable solutions.
• Develop highly integrated subsystems to resolve packaging challenges, ensuring design best practices and criteria are maintained.
• Develop and integrate engineering criteria for 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 vehicle 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 subsystems align with safety, occupant accommodations, storage, and accessibility.
• Participate in CITs and SDIT Work groups to balance innovation, design for assembly, manufacturability and design best practices.
• Benchmark competitors 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 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.

• 3-5+ years’ experience in Interior, Electrical, Exterior, Chassis components & Accessories parts
• B.S. in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• 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

Demonstrates advanced NX CAD Modeling skills and a strong understanding of automotive design principles, including design for manufacturing and assembly. Capable of integrating complex interior subsystems while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance design innovation and safety.

• NX CAD Modeling
• Design For Manufacturing
• Design For Assembly
• Automotive Design Principles
• Team Collaboration

• Interior Component Design
• Electrical Component Design
• Exterior Component Design
• Chassis Component Design
• Engineering Specifications
• Benchmarking Toolsets
• DFSS Methodologies
• Design Thinking Methodologies
• Subsystem Integration
• Space Utilization

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Ability To Work Independently
• Ability To Work With Others
• Passion For Innovation

• B.S. in Engineering

• Automotive Accessories
• Safety Requirements
• Human To Vehicle Interface
• Manufacturability
• Design Best Practices

• Teamcenter
• Tc Vis
• NX Models