What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Engineer Underbody, Body Structures position at Lucid Motors?
Lucid’s Body Structures Team is looking for a Sr. Engineer to design and deliver world leading Body Structures for our electric vehicle platforms - Underbody.
Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
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Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
Role:
- Responsible for the design and development of weight efficient automotive BIW Structural parts and assemblies to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, Durability and Crashworthiness performance from a blank page into production with experience developing under body assemblies.
- Design with excellence at system and component level with great attention to every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability and cost
- Work closely with both internal teams and external suppliers using creativity and teamwork to integrate multiple systems in the most efficient way possible
- Work closely with other stake owners and attribute owners across the company such as Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, Design Studio, etc. to create world class designs
- Collaboration with cross functional teams such as CAE by interpreting and using analysis results to guide and evolve the design
- Collaboration with manufacturing to ensure efficient process sequence and build quality
- Cross functionally work with Manufacturing, Design and Product Development as well as with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Stamping and Suppliers on items such as tool buy-offs and secondary component changes
- Ability to create testing plan and conduct / coordinate physical tests to prove out design concepts and ensure performance targets are being achieved
- Perform detailed analysis of section properties, materials and manufacturing processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of designs
- Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designs
- Coordinate and communicate with interfacing suppliers
- Effectively provide direction to others and negotiate a balanced solution
- Determine required tolerances using GD&T
- Travel domestically and internationally as required
Qualifications:
- 5 years of expertise in automotive Body Structures systems and sub-systems at OEM or supplier desired
- Experience working with Class A surface data
- Experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own parts
- Experience in technology, system and supplier selection
- Experience in full life cycle development from concept to prototype to full production
Advantageous:
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and joining applicable for body structures such as castings, extrusions, cold and hot form stampings, their advantages, and limitations
- Recent and extensive design release BIW structures experience preferred
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
- Detail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using an Engineering first principles approach
- Design release engineering experience including engineering change management and project management experiences
- A strong understanding of various analysis tools such as ANSYS, OptiStruct, MatLab, ADAMS, etc.
- Proof of excellence in your past position, while demonstrating profound creativity in resolving mechanical design problems
- Proven 3D CAD skills, proficient with CATIA V5/V6 or similar software
- Solid track record of successful system level integration
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent body structures automotive experience
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