# Exterior Parts Design Engineer / Component Owner

**Company**: AVL Hungary Kft.
**Location**: Érd
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Exterior Parts Design Engineer with a minimum of 3 years of automotive experience in developing exterior body components and plastic parts. The role combines hands-on design responsibility with technical leadership of components and subsystems throughout the complete product development lifecycle.

**Responsibilities**

- Act as Component Owner for assigned exterior components and subsystem areas throughout the entire product development process.

- Design and develop exterior body parts such as bumpers, grilles, spoilers, trims, claddings, wheel arch moldings, and other related plastic components.

- Create and maintain 3D CAD models and drawings in accordance with OEM standards and requirements.

- Lead technical activities and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of components and subsystems.

- Drive design reviews, risk assessments, technical problem-solving, and engineering decisions.

- Manage interfaces between exterior systems and the surrounding vehicle architecture.

- Plan and monitor design activities, deliverables, timing, and maturity status for assigned components.

- Support development and industrialization activities, as well as engineering change management throughout the project lifecycle.

- Participate in DFMEA, tolerance analysis, design verification, and validation activities.

- Communicate project progress, technical status, and potential risks to customers and other project stakeholders.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor or Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent.

- 3+ years of experience in automotive exterior component development.

- Strong knowledge of plastic component design and injection molding processes.

- Experience with automotive exterior systems and visible Class-A related components.

- Experience as Component Owner, Technical Lead, or equivalent responsibility is highly meritorious.

- Proficiency in CATIA V5/V6, Creo, NX, or similar CAD systems.

- Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and automotive product development processes.

- Experience coordinating suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.

**We Offer**

- Work in a young group with a supportive, friendly atmosphere.

- Hybrid working model (up to 60% home office).

- International working environment and experience.

- Opportunity to develop solutions for the largest car manufacturers and their suppliers.

- Private healthcare, accident insurance.

- Commuting expenses reimbursement, carpooling bonus.

- Opportunities for personal and professional development.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- plastic component design
- injection molding processes
- CATIA V5/V6
- Creo
- NX
- GD&T
- tolerance stack-up analysis

### Nice to have
- Component Owner
- Technical Lead
- automotive exterior systems
- visible Class-A related components

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