Closures Engineering Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the technical roadmap and product delivery for Glydways door and closure systems, encompassing structures, mechanisms, rails, latches, seals, actuators, sensors, interfaces, electrical and electronic systems, and associated software.

• Convert vehicle-level requirements into closure-system requirements, architectures, design decisions, verification plans, and acceptance criteria.

• Lead the design and integration of intricate mechanisms, including kinematics, actuator selection, latch and hinge integration, packaging, tolerance definition, and interface management.

• Foster cross-functional alignment across mechanical, electrical, software, systems, product, safety, validation, manufacturing, quality, industrial design, and operations teams.

• Coordinate technical activities with external engineering, manufacturing partners, and suppliers across Japan, the United States, and Europe.

• Oversee prototype builds, vehicle integration, durability testing, root-cause analysis, design iterations, and production-readiness tasks within a challenging development and build schedule.

• Anticipate manufacturing, assembly, service, quality, reliability, and cost challenges by implementing design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly practices.

• Develop and maintain efficient processes for requirements management, issue tracking, design reviews, change management, documentation, and decision-making.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in developing automotive closures or complex mechanical and electromechanical systems throughout various product-development stages; experience with sliding doors is particularly advantageous.

• Profound understanding of mechanism design, kinematics, actuators, latches, hinges, seals, tolerance management, design verification, and reliability.

• Proven experience collaborating with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and cross-functional teams in automotive, mobility, robotics, aerospace, or similar complex-product environments.

• Excellent communication, organizational, judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the capability to operate independently in a dynamic and multicultural international setting.

• Experience guiding a closure system or complex mechanism from concept through sourcing, validation, production, and launch.

• Familiarity with design for manufacturability, design for assembly, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FMEA, and quality-planning methodologies.

• Proficiency in CATIA, 3DX, or similar CAD and PLM tools, with at least DMU-level expertise; experience using CAE tools for product development is beneficial.

• Professional proficiency in English; Japanese language skills are a plus.

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally, including extended collaboration or assignments in Japan and the United States as business needs dictate.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Dynamic and inclusive work environment.

• Flexible work arrangements.