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LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER

Location Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

We are seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Product Development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and coordinating product design activities throughout the development lifecycle and running programs, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, technical specifications, quality expectations, project timelines, and cost targets.


This role requires strong technical expertise in mechanical/product design, CAD development, tolerance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative and manufacturable solutions.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Clarify and define customer design requirements from customer project specifications and develop robust and reliable product design. Ensuring product design comply with customer and legal requirements.
  • Evaluate and select materials, standards, and manufacturing solutions.
  • Review and validate engineering drawings and technical documentation.
  • Plan, coordinate, and oversee design activities throughout the product development process.
  • Define geometric tolerances and perform tolerance analysis (GD&T).
  • Coordinate design reviews with Process Planning, Quality Planning, Laboratory, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders.
  • Support quotation, concept and detailed design, support cost estimation and operation DFM.
  • Participate from Supllier sourcing, APQP, Technical reviews, PPAP approval and follow up to be ready for PV
  • Active collaboration with Quality, Operations/Manufacturing, PjMs, Test Validation Teams, Systems for new development and current serial production products.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Product Design Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
  • +8 years of experience in product development and device design within an automotive, lighting, electronics, or manufacturing environment.
  • Proficiency in CAD design tools (CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, or similar).
  • Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
  • Experience with tolerance stack-up analysis and engineering simulations (FEA).
  • Understanding of Design FMEA and product development processes.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as injection molding, stamping, die casting, and assembly operations.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and international teams.
  • Strong communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in automotive lighting or electronic device development.
  • Knowledge of APQP, DFMEA, and quality planning methodologies.
  • Familiarity with gear train design and mechanical transmission.
  • Knowledge and understanding of electrical DC / BLDC motor design, construction and validation.
  • Experience coordinating suppliers and external engineering service providers.

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req18717. 

HELLA Automotive Mexico S.A. de C.V.
RUBELIA YADIRA NAVARRO MALDONADO
  

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