Senior Engineer – Body Engineering

Senior Engineer – Body Engineering

Requirements

• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience with production-level vehicle body design
• 2+ years in a technical leadership position
• 5+ years of experience with aluminum extrusion design and die development
• 5+ years utilizing CATIA
• 3+ years of experience collaborating closely with Industrial Design teams to deliver cosmetically correct vehicle body designs
• Collaborative mindset, dedication to excellence and completeness, clear communication style

Responsibilities

• Design a body support structure and exterior body panels for a unique electric RV to meet aggressive cost and mass targets
• Collaborate with aerodynamics engineering through multiple iterations of the design
• Collaborate with closures engineering to ensure proper mechanical integration of windows, entrance doors, and exterior access panels
• Review process and material options and recommend solutions for exterior cosmetic panels appropriate for Lightship’s volume and cost targets
• Work with internal and external engineering service suppliers to complete FEA simulations reflecting structural performance under various load cases
• Perform tolerance stack-up / GD&T analyses where necessary
• Select and work closely with suppliers to manage part quality and delivery timing
• Develop and perform component and system-level testing
• Aid technicians in the assembly of your subsystems for prototype and pre-production builds

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a startup or other small company environment
• Strong CATIA 3DX user
• Significant automotive body design experience, including dimensional control, sealing, fit & finish
• Experience applying light-weighting techniques, materials, and processes to vehicle structures
• Experience with achieving aggressive aerodynamic targets on vehicle structures