CAD Engineer (Seating)

​OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To engineer solutions for all aspects of Automotive Seating Systems.

SCOPE OF THE POSITION:

• To design automotive seating system components to ensure compliance to customer and industry standards.

• Candidate should be capable and willing to create physical mockups from digital data.

• Candidate will be required to support with project engineering tasks as requested.  

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and package of Seating systems and associated components in compliance to customer, legal and industry standards.

• Ensure designs are suitable for supplier and plant manufacture / assembly.

• Preparing of engineering change proposals with associated studies.

• Participating in customer and supplier design meetings.

• 100% accuracy of CAD to 2D and 3D.

• 100% Support of the Lear PLM Releasing System.

• Provide Component / Assembly Engineering Drawings in line with Customer and industry standards.

• Review, sign-off and support the release of Directed Source and Supplier released Drawings within the Lear PLM System.

• Support, co-ordinate and audit, Low-Cost Country off shoring as required.

• Fulfil customer engineering project time lines for release of design systems

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Technical Skills:

• Preferred:

• PLM experience

• TCe trained

• Understanding of automotive component costs.

• Structures design experience.

• Plastics design experience.

• Foam design experience.

• ICEM Surfacing.

• Alias Surfacing.

• Seat Engineering background and experience

• Alternative CAD system knowledge

Required:

• Seat Engineering background and experience

• Significant experience of Catia V5 / NX automotive design and release.

• Knowledge of reading, interpreting and definition of technical drawings to ensure robust definition of component parts and assemblies.

• Knowledge of how to read and use engineering specifications. ​

Qualifications

Preferred:

• Degree / HNC/D or equivalent in engineering design.

  Required:

• Relevant CAD System qualifications including:

• Modeling

• Surfacing

• Detailing

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Methodical approach and attention to detail.

• Effective communicator demonstrating highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills.

• Team player.

• Self motivated - a self starter.

• Demonstrate problem solving ability.

• Flexibility

• Ability to work under pressure.