CAD Designer – Automotive Seat Components

About the role

We are looking for a motivated CAD Designer to join our automotive seat development team. You will work on concept creation, detailed design and preparation of production‑ready models for seat components.

Key responsibilities

• Create concept sections and 3D models for seat components.
• Detail, optimise and develop series‑ready designs, considering installation space, tolerances, materials and manufacturing processes such as injection moulding, thermoforming, welding, laminating and foaming.
• Develop fastening, assembly and alignment concepts.
• Produce specification models for strap development or interfaces.
• Generate 2D drawings suitable for approval.
• Prepare CAD data according to customer specifications and release requirements.
• Publish final data in the customer’s PDM system.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or a related field.
• First professional experience in design and development of automotive seat components.
• Ability to work independently on CAD design tasks and meet assigned work‑package deadlines.
• Clear communication of risks or deviations in English.

Required skills

• Proficiency with CATIA V5 for component and assembly modelling.
• Strong CAD modelling and parametric modelling capabilities.
• Experience with PDM systems and preparation of 2D drawings.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a global engineering group with more than 13 000 employees.
• Exposure to a wide range of automotive interior projects.