Job Description
Job Title: Technical Specialist, Interiors, Mechanisms
Location: Silicon Valley, California
Duration: Long Term
Job description:
- Design and develop complex mechanism systems and components used in car interiors, including Air-Vents, Storage solutions on Instrument panel and center console, Interior door release handle, sliding roof, Seat rail covers, Sun Visors.
- Innovate and propose new mechanisms for interior elements to improve functionality and usability of interior space that aligns with Lucid’s design DNA
- Work on the integration of mechanism systems with electrical and electronic components for a seamless user experience.
- Design user interfacing mechanisms meeting best in class haptics requirement
- Be the go-to guy for mechanisms related expertise to help fellow engineers
- Perform kinematic and dynamic analysis on the mechanisms to develop and design the concepts
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including industrial designers, electrical engineers, software developers, and manufacturing specialists, to ensure smooth integration of interior mechanisms.
- Define product requirements and specifications and develop test plans to ensure product robustness.
- Create prototypes of new interior mechanisms and conduct functional testing to ensure reliability and durability under various conditions.
- Be directly responsible for end-to-end success of the product from concept though production.
- Collaborate with testing teams to evaluate mechanisms for performance, haptics, ergonomics and durability.
- Manage suppliers in the design and production of interior components, ensuring design specifications are met.
- Provide technical support for troubleshooting and resolving design or production issues
- Stay updated on industry trends, innovations, and technological advancements in automotive interior design and mechanism development.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in design and development of Automotive interior systems
- 4+ years of experience in directly working on design and development of any of the following interior mechanism system - Air-Vents, Storage solutions on Instrument panel and center console, Interior door release handle, sliding roof, Seat rail covers, Sun Visors
- Experience in automotive interior systems is optional in case of exceptional expertise in design and development of mechanism systems in other industry.
- Knowledge of gears, motors, hinges, linear and rotary actuators, dampers, linkages, cams, and other mechanism components.
- Experience in Kinematic analysis of mechanisms in Catia
- Experience in stack up analysis of mechanism assemblies.
- Experience creating/improving/establishing technical product specifications and timelines to achieve an accelerated development cycle towards SOP
- Experience of at least one complete product development lifecycle from concept till production
- Experience in integrating mechanical, electrical, and software aspects of product into vehicle architecture with good understanding of first principles of engineering in the areas of mechanics, electronics, and material selection.
- Experienced in interpreting modal analysis, finite element method analysis and computer fluid dynamics simulations reports and defining next optimization steps
- Working knowledge of manufacturing technologies like injection molding, stamping, casting, extrusion etc.
- Education B.S. minimum in mechanical engineering. Masters preferred.
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