Senior/Staff Closures Engineer
Core
Design and own the complete closures system (doors, latches, hinges, actuators) for autonomous vehicles, ensuring integration with the vehicle and adjacent systems.
Role type
Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer (Automotive Closures)
Builds
Autonomous vehicle closures mechanisms and systems
Domain
Automotive / Robotics / Mechanical Engineering
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical engineering, Closures system architecture, Kinematic synthesis, Mechanism design, GD&T, Design for Manufacturability, FEA, CAD (CATIA), Root cause analysis, Cross-functional technical leadership
Preferred skills
MATLAB/Simulink, Electronics fundamentals, FEA tools (InspireForm), Transit/fleet experience, Seal design
Technologies
CATIA, SimSolid, Python, MATLAB, CAN bus
Responsibilities
Define closures architecture and trade-offs, own requirements and testing flow, design critical components through launch, perform sizing and FEA, lead root cause analysis, mentor engineers and influence executive decisions
Seniority
Senior/Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence