Craftsmanship Engineering Consultant, Irvine
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18.07.2025 Expiry Date:
01.09.2025 Job Description:
Location: Hybrid Working - 3 days on site in Irvine or Long Beach, California Position Type: Contract About the company I am currently working with an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Michigan who is seeking a Craftsmanship Engineering Consultant to join their team on a contract rolling basis. Responsibilities
Lead development of vehicle-level craftsmanship for the client's Advanced EV vehicles. Conduct competitive benchmarking and establish Bill of Design criteria for craftsmanship excellence. Develop design criteria for Craftsmanship and Perceived Quality with Concept, Core, and SME teams. Drive interface characteristics into program master sections, including gaps, flushness, parallelism, symmetry, draft, radii, and section construction. Establish detailed specifications for visible part interfaces. Define target specifications for Studio, Engineering, and Suppliers. Lead interface development and maturation. Set strategic objectives with Engineering for craftsmanship excellence. Support dimensional variation analysis and risk assessments. Translate feasibility requirements into Studio directives. Monitor performance against targets using metrics and data visualization. Virtually validate craftsmanship data. Ensure conformance of Studio and Engineering to inputs. Translate requirements into detailed build standards. Lead handoff of standards to production teams. Manage issue discovery and resolution during prototype builds. Qualifications
Bachelor's in Engineering, Product/Industrial/Automotive Design, Dimensional Management, or related discipline; Masters preferred or equivalent experience. Experience with Studio Engineering, Advanced Concept Design, Craftsmanship, or Perceived Quality at a global automotive company. Knowledge of part and assembly tolerance stack analysis. Proficiency in Catia or similar CAD software. Understanding of GD&T. Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an in-house Contractor Care Team supporting external employees, acting as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment. How to Apply
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