Automotive Seat Design Engineer

Job Description

Lumenance is searching for an experienced automotive seat design engineer. This is a contract design engineering position using CATIA V5/V6 to design automotive seat assemblies and related components for Honda R&D.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Independently design professional, manufacturable, cost effective automotive seat assemblies, mechanisms, frames, and related components.

• This includes:

• Interfacing with other engineers and management to ensure design requirements are understood.

• Development of designs in 3D in accordance with industry standards for the design of automotive seats and related sub-assemblies and components - Ensuring all designs conform to physical, manufacturing, and regulatory (FMVSS) requirements.

• Development of clear, readable drawings conforming to automotive industry drafting standards.

• Interfacing with suppliers and final assembly to address Design for Manufacturability issues

• Assist one's manager and/or team leaders in preparing project plans, budgets, and schedules.

• Participate in design reviews - includes development of presentation and report material required to effectively communicate technical and project related concepts.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related discipline

• Above average ability to use CATIA V5 to design plastic, stamped, and machined parts and mechanical assemblies

• Solid grasp of mechanical engineering principals and methods used in the design automotive seats

• Able to professionally interface and communicate with other functional areas (electrical, body, testing, etc) to ensure their design constraints are understood and properly considered when designing assigned components and assemblies

• Able to provide manager and team members with accurate estimates for assigned task duration, along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies.

• Able to independently manage one's own work schedule and communicate with management and project leadership should additional time or resources be needed to complete one's assigned tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance