Design & Release - Interiors (Hard Trim - Soft Trim)

Job Description

The DRE (Design & Release Engineer) is in charge of design and develop automotive components for automotive products and release designs in the PLM systems according to the engineering and functional requirements, design standards, and provide and perform validation plants and testing warranty high quality standards for seats, hard trim, soft trim. The DRE (Design Release Engineer) should support the product development from concept design phases to product launching for all North America production facilities.

• Design, validate and release new automotive products and projects, regarding your
perimeter/sub system, focused on the North America region.
• Working with the engineering team, suppliers, vehicle integration, purchasing, quality,
finance and other cross functional teams, study feasibility and execute changes to launch
new products according to quality or customer experience.
• Tracking regional results by your subsystem/commodity and controlling the
implementation gates and roadblocks.
• Participate in discussions when needed and supporting the Central VO team with planning,
DMC reduction, and their associated business cases.
• Interacting globally with other regional counterparts in efforts aimed at maximizing vehicle
design efficiency according to quality, cost, and functional targets.
• Support 3D and 2D development for new components.
• Support Product Launching phases with prototype or serial component development and
validation.
• Bill of Material development and management.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering (mechanical, aeronautical, automotive, structural, industrial processes,
etc.).
• 1 to 4 years of experience in the design and/ or engineering of interiors
• Solid knowledge of the manufacturing processes used to fabricate such components.
• Proficient to communicate in technical English language.
• General knowledge of the automotive global vehicle development process (all phases).
• Oriented to do benchmarking and to implement optimization processes and
methodologies.
• Basic knowledgeable in CAD systems (NX/ Teamcenter & Catia/ Enovia), this person must
be capable of finding, visualizing, assessing CAD geometries and doing comparison reports.
• Soft skills: Self directed, hands in, ownership, sense of urgency, action oriented, achiever,
leadership.