Job Details

Job Description: Body in White - Engineer
Job Location: Client Specific Location: Long beach-California
Job Duration: 3 Months, Contract to Hire

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Engineer to drive the design, development, and validation of body engineering systems including BIW, Interiors, Exteriors, and high voltage battery tray assembly.
• The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams, ensure robust engineering practices, and deliver innovative, lightweight, and manufacturable solutions aligned with global automotive standards.

• Lead benchmarking, concept design, and feasibility studies.
• Oversee 3D modeling, drawing creation, and BOM generation.
• Conduct DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and DVP planning.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Drive legacy data migration and value engineering initiatives.
• Perform kinematic studies, gap & flush analysis, and hardpoint definition.

• Develop lightweight solutions using advanced materials (SMC, CFRP, BMC, Magnesium, Aluminum).
• Apply robust engineering principles: tolerance stack-up, A3 problem solving, Poka-Yoke, and craftsmanship management.
• Implement CAD automation for DFM/DFA.

• Guide static, durability, crash, NVH, and thermal-mechanical simulations.
• Optimize designs using CAE tools and CFD for aerodynamics and thermal management.
• Support plastic injection molding analysis.

• BIW & Closures: Upper/Lower body, chassis, doors, tailgate, bonnet, lightweight closures.
• Interior Trims: Door panels, headliners, IPs, consoles, soft trims.
• Exterior Trims: Bumpers, grilles, spoilers, fenders.
• Seating: Structures, mechanisms, plastics, trims, wiring.

• Design: Siemens NX, CATIA, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, CREO
• Analysis: ANSA, ANSYS, Altair, LS-DYNA, Moldex3D

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in automotive body engineering.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of global automotive standards and validation protocols
• Experience with lightweight material applications.
• Experience in EV Manufacturing
• Hands-on with CAD/CAE tools and simulation workflows.
• Excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.