Closures Engineering Lead (Automotive)

Location: Remote

Company

Develops carbon-neutral autonomous transit systems using standardized vehicles on dedicated roadways.

What you will do

• Own the technical roadmap and product delivery for vehicle door and closure systems, including mechanisms, latches, seals, actuators, sensors, electrical and electronic systems, and related software.
• Translate vehicle-level requirements into closure-system architectures, design decisions, verification plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead the design and integration of complex mechanisms, including kinematics, actuator selection, hinge and latch integration, packaging, tolerances, and interfaces.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering across mechanical, electrical, software, systems, safety, validation, manufacturing, quality, industrial design, and operations.
• Lead prototype builds, vehicle integration, durability testing, root-cause investigations, design iterations, and production-readiness activities.
• Coordinate technical work with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier partners across Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Requirements

• Significant experience developing automotive closures or complex mechanical and electromechanical systems through multiple product-development stages; sliding-door experience is valuable.
• Strong knowledge of mechanism design, kinematics, actuators, latches, hinges, seals, tolerance management, design verification, and reliability.
• Experience taking a closure system or complex mechanism from concept through sourcing, validation, production, and launch.
• Working knowledge of design for manufacturability, design for assembly, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FMEA, and quality-planning methods.
• Experience with CATIA, 3DX, or comparable CAD and PLM tools, with at least DMU-level proficiency.
• Professional fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally, including extended collaboration or assignments in Japan and the United States.

Nice to have

• Japanese language skills.
• Experience using CAE tools for product development.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Collaboration with internal engineering teams, external suppliers, manufacturing partners, and prototype and production manufacturers.
• Work on autonomous transit vehicles designed for accessible, affordable, and sustainable mobility.
• International travel and extended collaboration or assignments may be required based on business needs.