Exterior Mechanisms Engineer

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5 or more years of automotive or comparable product development experience owning mechanical components through launch.
• Direct design and release experience on mechanisms, linkages, hinges, latches, struts or similar motion hardware.
• Demonstrated hands on CAD ownership. You built the geometry yourself and can walk through the decisions in it.
• Working knowledge of injection molding and sheet metal manufacturing processes and their design constraints.
• Experience with GD&T, tolerance stack analysis, DFMEA and DVP&R.
• Supplier facing experience through tooling, build and launch.
• Ability to work onsite in Long Beach.

• Experience on a clean sheet or startup vehicle program where the process was still being defined.
• Closures, exterior trim or accessories commodity background.
• 3DX and CATIA V6 proficiency.
• Kinematic simulation, motion analysis or CAE experience beyond basic modeling.
• Vehicle launch experience at a plant, including build support, issue tracking and containment.
• Exposure to power closure systems, sensors or ADAS component integration into exterior surfaces.

• $125,000 - 140,000
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

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