Staff Lead Interior Cockpit

Job Description

Staff Lead Engineer Interior Cockpit (Technical Leader & Execution Accelerator)

Join a team shaping the future of automotive interiors.

Were hiring a Staff Lead Engineer Interior Cockpit a high-impact technical leader who brings bold thinking deep engineering expertise and a relentless commitment to execution excellence. This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in fast-paced high-visibility environments and want to influence how next-generation vehicle interiors are designed engineered and launched.

As a senior technical expert you will guide teams across Instrument Panels Floor Consoles Decorative Trim and Interior Lighting. You will shape design direction elevate execution discipline and help deliver world-class interior quality and customer experiences.

This is a force-multiplier role for someone who elevates teams solves difficult problems and drives meaningful change across programs and platforms.

What Youll Do

Technical Leadership & Execution Excellence

• Lead the design development and launch of interior cockpit systems

• Mentor engineers to strengthen technical rigor and execution capability

• Ensure delivery on time on cost and on quality

Innovation Strategy & Continuous Improvement

• Improve materials processes and system architecture to enhance quality manufacturability cost and speed

• Drive best-practice adoption read-across and closed-loop learning

• Partner cross-functionally to shape the interior cockpit roadmap

Problem Solving & Cross-Functional Influence

• Lead resolution of complex high-visibility technical challenges

• Support urgent or off-hours issue resolution when required

• Influence teams without direct authority

Program Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage multiple programs and priorities

• Work with internal teams suppliers and global partners

• Travel for builds supplier engagement and program support

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering

• 5 years of experience in interior systems (IP Floor Consoles Decorative Trim or Interior Lighting)

• Expertise in injection-molded trim foam-in-place thermoformed skins and cut-and-sew wrapped substrates

• Strong knowledge of regulatory performance and validation requirements

• Proven success launching interior subsystems through SOP

• DFSS Black Belt

• Strong analytical communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to lead independently while owning outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering

• Design release or manufacturing engineering experience

• DFSS Master Black Belt

Why This Role Matters

• Help define the next generation of vehicle interiors

• Work in a culture that values innovation speed and engineering excellence

• Drive better quality faster execution and stronger customer experiences

• Join a team known for raising the bar across the industry

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