Assistant Chief Design Engineer

Summary:

Lead the design, development, and release of automotive seating, interior trim and/or powersport seating products. Work directly with customers, suppliers, and internal multi-functional team to design innovative and valuable products which meet or exceed all requirements and regulations. Support research, business objectives, and problem solving for continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering or equivalent (Mechanical, Product Development, etc)
• Typically, 6+ years' experience with automotive seating or interior trim product design
• Typically, 3+ years' experience project lead or management
• Knowledge of safety regulations/standards test setup pertaining to automotive seating and interior products (FMVSS, ECE, DIN, IIHS, etc).
• Familiar/efficient with parametric modeling and drafting/annotation in CAD (CATIA V5 preferred)
• Familiar with performing FEA simulations and interpretation of results
• Experience with product design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Experience with project/team schedules (experience with MS Projects is a plus)
• Proficient on MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel locally (driving), domestic and/or internationally (air) without restriction (typically less than 10%)