Body-in-White Design Engineer (Upper Body)

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the design, development, and release of BIW upper body components/subassemblies. This includes parametric modeling using NX.
• Work with external suppliers, internal stamping plants, and vehicle plant body shop to ensure manufacturability, cost, and material performance meet project milestones and vehicle functional objectives.
• Develop and manage CBOM and quadris for subassemblies
• Create Source Package technical documentation and manage technical reviews with the suppliers and internal Client teams.
• Define and track engineering validation plans (DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA) and coordinate physical testing.
• Provide onsite plant launch support to triage, root cause and establish corrective actions to address assembly, build variation, BSR or any other fit and finish items or launch gating issues.
• Ensure designs comply with internal standards, vehicle performance targets, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate project status, risks, and deliverables to stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in automotive sheet metal development or related area.
• Proficient in CAD software (Teamcenter, NX, Vis Pro) and PLM systems.
• Strong knowledge of metal forming and joining techniques.
• Familiarity with GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance stack up, and typical automotive validation testing
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated individual.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• KBE trained
• Experience working directly with internal and/or tier 1 stamping suppliers.
• Experience with problem solving such as Red-X 
• Experience with robust design such as DFSS
• Experience with Client change management, release, and warranty systems
• Knowledge of global automotive standards
• Understanding of sheet metal grades and applications
• Hands-on experience with vehicle body shop, pre-production builds and plant launch activities.

Travel:

Occasional travel required to supplier sites, test labs, proving grounds and manufacturing facilities. Some travel to manufacturing facilities outside U.S. in Canada and Mexico may be required.