Senior Design Release Engineer (all genders) - Interior, Instrument Panel

You face challenges like

• development and design of instrument panels for premium vehicles

• leading the full design phase from the first sketch to the final component release

• tracking built issues that result in design changes to ensure technical expertise

• ensuring all geometric requirements for each milestone delivery are analyzed and met

• interfacing with studio, packaging, advanced engineering, manufacturing, and supplier activities to develop optimal design solutions

• creating a bill of materials and indicating cost-down potentials and manufacturing improvements

• creating CAD surfaces and solids, GD&T, and fastening designs using Catia V6

• utilizing CAD methodologies, study files, slab models, and knowledge-based engineering

• supporting the global purchasing group in the supplier nomination and decision-making phase to ensure the best qualities for every component of the instrument panel

• traveling globally to the US headquarters, commodity suppliers, and contractors

You inspire us by

• holding a Master of Science, Diplom-Ingenieur, or other Engineering Degree

• bringing 8+ years of demonstrated experience as a detail-oriented Interior Components and Systems development lead for instrument panels

• having a strong knowledge and understanding of the automotive interior components and systems industry, benchmarks, trends, and supplier competencies

• creating, improving, and establishing technical product specifications and timelines to achieve an accelerated development cycle towards SOP

• having vehicle and product launch experience

• creating complex CAD models in CATIA V6 quickly and efficiently while maintaining excellent standards for CAD part, tree, links, and publications

• demonstrating proven experience in interior processes such as wrapping, injection molding, painting, compression molding, and other state-of-the-art manufacturing processes

• showcasing proven experience in common structural part manufacturing processes such as stamping, extrusion, and casting

• applying geometrical dimensioning and tolerance in detail, including tolerance targets for component locators, attachment methods, and overall gap and flushness requirements

• leveraging strong engineering fundamentals to create solutions that are not yet state of the art

• being experienced in modal analysis, finite element method analysis, and computer fluid dynamics

• leading cross-functional teams of different cultures and nationalities

• being fluent in German and English, with a third language preferred

• demonstrating a work ethic that results in the best solutions, even in continuously changing and high-pressure situations

• having experience with one full program cycle from concept to production launch in automotive interior components and systems

Better Living not only in Engineering - you can expect

• diverse career paths and individual development perspectives in a future-oriented company

• mentoring programs, feedback discussions, and further training

• modern equipped offices

• flexible working models and mobile work depending on the project situation

• attractive additional benefits such as daycare subsidies, company pension scheme, company health insurance

• employee offers such as corporate fitness, JobRad, PC leasing, shopping discounts, and team events