Trim Engineer

The Trim Engineer is responsible for the design development and implementation of Performance Seats soft trim products and supports engineering trim programs from concept through production. This role works closely with OEM design studios engineering manufacturing suppliers and customers to ensure trim designs meet styling performance quality cost and production requirements.

• Lead or support soft trim product and program execution to meet engineering specifications customer requirements industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Manage trim product data including program IDs sewing components materials BOMs and color matrices.

• Develop and maintain trim patterns using Optitex PDS or equivalent patterning software including marker creation.

• Collaborate with OEM design studios to ensure seating design and styling themes are achieved.

• Support foam A-surface development seat styling comfort and overall design requirements.

• Review design inputs drawings and specifications to ensure project requirements and deliverables are met.

• Create and maintain DFMEA DVP&R APQP/PAP documentation and other required engineering documentation.

• Develop and maintain sewing specifications appearance standards and trim construction guidelines.

• Create and release trim cover drawings and develop paper and digital patterns.

• Apply automotive cut-and-sew construction techniques including material selection lamination retainers and attachment strategies.

• Develop prototype and production BOMs tooling requirements material usage and scrap-rate estimates.

• Support sewing process development manufacturing feasibility production launches supplier training and audits.

• Support prototype builds seat measurements fitments benchmarking teardowns and testing.

• Assist with initial costing quoting project timing and engineering deliverables.

• Support troubleshooting complaint resolution and 8D investigations.

• Support embroidery and logo development as required.

• Manage soft trim development materials inventory tools and sample shop requirements.

• Maintain current technical knowledge and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Follow all Health Safety Environmental Quality ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14000 requirements.

• Experience in automotive seating soft trim engineering design and development.

• Strong knowledge of automotive cut-and-sew construction techniques.

• Experience with Optitex PDS or equivalent patterning and marker creation software.

• Experience with Trim Product Data Management (TPDM) or equivalent systems.

• Knowledge of trim BOMs color matrices sewing specifications appearance standards and material selection.

• Experience creating and maintaining DFMEA DVP&R APQP/PAP and related engineering documentation.

• Knowledge of foam A-surface development seat styling comfort and fitment requirements.

• Understanding of manufacturing feasibility sewing processes tooling and supplier requirements.

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings specifications customer requirements and regulatory standards.

• Strong problem-solving communication organizational and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Ability to support customer and OEM requirements in a fast-paced engineering environment.

• Commitment to quality safety environmental and continuous improvement standards.

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