CareerPlan

Vehicle Interior Validation and Failure Analysis Engineer

Long Beach, CA, United StatesFull-time$121k–$207k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Responsible for risk assessment, concept validation, prototyping, benchmarking, development, and failure analysis of vehicle interior components and systems.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineer (vehicle interior validation)

Builds

Interior subsystems including instrument panels, restraints, center consoles, and cabin trim

Domain

Automotive manufacturing / Mechanical engineering

Required skills

Designing and validating interior subsystems, 3D CAD software (NX, Catia, 3DX), structural and functional engineering materials, material mechanics and metallurgy, failure analysis of non-metal and composite materials, stress/strain/fatigue analysis

Preferred skills

Conducting tests and validation with increasing responsibility, supporting product launches in factory settings

Technologies

NX, Catia, 3DX

Responsibilities

Risk assessment, concept validation, prototyping, benchmarking, development, test management, failure analysis, root cause analysis, countermeasure development

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC