Interior Trim Design Engineer

Job Description: Product Design Leader – Product Industrialization & Validation

Company: Segula Technologies

Location: San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Position Type: Temporary Assignment (4 months)

Salary Range: $50,000 MXN Before Taxes

Scope/Focus: Automotive Interior Trim Parts (Upper & Lower Interior Pillars, Trunk Trims)

Position Overview

Segula Technologies is seeking a hands-on Product Design Leader to provide local product engineering support for automotive interior plastic components, specifically upper and lower interior pillars and trunk trims. This role focuses on product industrialization, fine-tuning, and physical part validation in close coordination with international engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysis & Diagnostic: Analyze physical interior trim parts, dimensional inspection reports, and physical test results.
• Product Fine-Tuning & Industrialization: Define, propose, and follow up on required tuning and product/tooling modification actions.
• CAD Engineering Support: Perform reviews and provide local engineering support utilizing CATIA V5 as needed for approved activities.
• Mock-up Development: Participate in the definition, creation, and validation of physical mock-up solutions for proposed product tuning or design adjustments.
• International Technical Coordination: Serve as the primary local technical interface in San Luis Potosí. Facilitate alignment meetings and communicate project status, validation results, and open technical points with remote engineering teams.
• Implementation & Verification: Track implementation of approved design/tool modifications and verify post-implementation results against applicable OEM specifications.

Key Deliverables

• Detailed analysis reports on parts, dimensions, and physical test outcomes.
• Technical action plans and tracking logs covering tuning, product modification, and tooling adjustments.
• CAD design updates and technical support in CATIA V5.
• Definition, execution, and validation of physical mock-up testing solutions.
• Final verification reports confirming compliance with relevant OEM specs.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: Strong background in automotive product design, tooling fine-tuning, and industrialization of injection-molded plastic interior trims (pillars, trunk liners, trim panels).
• CAD Software: Proficiency in CATIA V5 for reviewing models, surface/solid modifications, and package validation.
• Validation & Testing: Experience analyzing dimensional metrology reports (CMM), GD&T, and physical testing methodologies for plastic automotive parts.
• Languages & Communication: Fluency in English (and/or French) for international cross-functional collaboration and clear reporting.
• Soft Skills: Autonomous, strong technical communication, issue-resolution capability, and action-tracking discipline.