Product Engineer Body

Position Description:
To serve as the primary on-site engineering liaison bridging Product Development, external suppliers, and Vehicle Operations (VO) Manufacturing. This role is responsible for driving the quality, structural integrity, and build feasibility of vehicle body structures across the Body, Paint, and Final Assembly shops during critical launch phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• On-Floor Single Point of Contact (SPOC): Act as the primary "go-to" resource on the plant floor for all body structures queries, providing immediate technical guidance and triaging issues to keep production moving. Cross-Shop Launch
• Execution: Coordinate engineering support across the Body Shop, Paint, and Final Assembly to resolve issues both within body and cross functionally.
• Supplier & DRE Collaboration: Partner with Suppliers and DRI's to rapidly root-cause component defects, coordinate engineering changes, and support quality reviews for validation testing.
• VO Alignment & Relationship Building: Build strong working relationships with VO counterparts to optimize joining processes (welding, riveting, adhesives) and ensure plant buy-in on engineering solutions.
• Change Coordination & Pedigree Management: Act as the on-site "eyes and ears" to track part pedigree, manage engineering change cut-ins on the line, and communicate upcoming modifications to the plant floor.
• Daily Progress & Escalation Control: Deliver daily floor-status reports to cross-functional leadership, highlighting launch progress, blockages, and key areas requiring resource escalation.

Skills Required:
Structural Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Issue Resolution

Experience Required:

• 10 years BiW experience with hands on launch experience for at least 1 program
• Experience working with stamped hot stampings and large castings a plus Must be proficient in Catia V5/3DX or similar design package
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be local to Louisville, KY and be willing to be onsite 5 days a week

Education Required:
Bachelor's Degree

Education Preferred:
Master's Degree

Additional Information:
***FULLY ONSITE***

Use of AI Technology:
Unless expressly authorized in the interview/skill set validation instructions, candidates may not use AI tools or other third-party assistance during an interview or assessment to generate or provide substantive answers to interview questions. Candidates should answer organically in their own words, drawing on their own knowledge, skills, and experience. Failure to adhere to these expectations may result in the candidate being removed from consideration.