You will be responsible for

Serial development responsible engineer for interior trim parts for our future vehicles
Engineering responsibility for Interior / Seat parts (such as FR & RR seats, door trims, pillar trims, headliners, carpets etc.) development from 1st concept, through Start of Production (SOP) and life cycles, targeting optimizations in cost, weight, performance, design, materials, customer usage, assembly and part quality
Join production plant trails (Korea & EU) to check tool & part developments to solve quality and assembly issues
Study EU market, including competitors, making body recommendations considering cost, weight and performance
Report European body innovations through your solid network of industry experts, suppliers, conferences, start-ups & institute visits and judge these solutions on cost, weight, performance towards Hyundai management
Continuously report the progress of your part developments to EU/Korean management as well as the production plants

Who we are looking for

Solid experience as body part engineer at an automotive OEM (preferred) or key Tier 1 supplier from 1st design reviews until Start of Production, continuously weighing technical parameters, working with CATIA & informing management
Education: Automotive or Mechanical Engineering degree with minimum of 3 years of professional body development experience at an automotive OEM or key supplier, deep know how about automotive requirements and R&D processes
Experience in serial part developments including design reviews, decision meetings, quality reviews and status reporting
Excellent market knowledge of body technologies related to materials, processes, supply chains and OEM requirements
Strong pro-active attitude and innovative mind with a strategic, organized, but very flexible working style
Analytical thinker with clear, output driven communication and strong deadline driven performance
Sound knowledge of MS Office, CATIA V5 and drawing release/BOM software, but in engineering role, not CAD modeler
Willing to travel frequently, good level of English in speech and writing, in possession of valid European driver license B

For questions and details please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Herrmann
We look forward to your detailed application.