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Senior Exterior Trim Engineer

Irvine, CA💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and develop exterior trim systems for state-of-the-art vehicles, focusing on packaging, styling, function, quality, and cost efficiency.

Role type

Senior Exterior Trim Engineer

Builds

Exterior trim components (side valences, sill trims, spoilers, etc.) for automotive vehicles

Domain

Automotive / Exterior Systems Engineering

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Exterior trim design, CAD modeling (CATIA V5/V6), thermoplastic/thermoset resin materials, Class A manufacturing, launch experience, packaging engineering

Preferred skills

Plastics design, Class A surfaces, lighting integration, tooling, fit and finish, gap and flush, thermal expansion, structural design

Technologies

CATIA V5, CATIA V6

Responsibilities

Lead packaging, engineering design, release, and launch of exterior trims; Create cutting-edge exterior systems for quality and cost efficiency; Collaborate within cross-functional studio and vehicle engineering teams; Employ and develop world-class engineering tools for systems generation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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