FORVIA HELLA

LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER

FORVIA HELLA  •  Tlaquepaque, MX (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER

Location ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Pacesetting. Passionate. Together. HELLA, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, has shaped the industry with innovative lighting systems and vehicle electronics. In addition, the company is one of the most important partners of the aftermarket and independent workshops. What motivates us: Shaping the mobility of tomorrow and fostering the central market trends such as autonomous driving, efficiency and electrification, connectivity and digitization as well as individualization. Every day, 36,000 employees worldwide are committed to this with passion, know-how and innovative strength.

YOUR TASKS

We are
seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Product
Development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and
coordinating product design activities throughout the development lifecycle and
running programs, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, technical
specifications, quality expectations, project timelines, and cost targets.


This
role requires strong technical expertise in mechanical/product design, CAD
development, tolerance analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver
innovative and manufacturable solutions.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Clarify and define customer
    design requirements from customer project specifications and develop
    robust and reliable product design. Ensuring product design comply
    with customer and legal requirements.
  • Evaluate and select materials,
    standards, and manufacturing solutions.
  • Review and validate engineering
    drawings and technical documentation.
  • Plan, coordinate, and oversee
    design activities throughout the product development process.
  • Define geometric tolerances and
    perform tolerance analysis (GD&T).
  • Coordinate design reviews with
    Process Planning, Quality Planning, Laboratory, Manufacturing, and other
    stakeholders.
  • Support quotation, concept and
    detailed design, support cost estimation and operation DFM.
  • Participate from Supllier
    sourcing, APQP, Technical reviews, PPAP approval and follow up to be ready
    for PV
  • Active collaboration with
    Quality, Operations/Manufacturing, PjMs, Test Validation Teams, Systems
    for new development and current serial production products.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical
    engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Product Design Engineering,
    Automotive Engineering, or related field.
  • +8 years of experience in product
    development and device design within an automotive, lighting, electronics,
    or manufacturing environment.
  • Proficiency in CAD design tools
    (CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, or similar).
  • Knowledge of GD&T
    (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).
  • Experience with tolerance
    stack-up analysis and engineering simulations (FEA).
  • Understanding of Design FMEA
    and product development processes.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing
    processes such as injection molding, stamping, die casting, and assembly
    operations.
  • Strong analytical,
    problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in
    multidisciplinary and international teams.
  • Strong communication skills in
    English.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in automotive
    lighting or electronic device development.
  • Knowledge of APQP, DFMEA, and
    quality planning methodologies.
  • Familiarity with gear train
    design and mechanical transmission.
  • Knowledge and understanding of
    electrical DC / BLDC motor design, construction and validation.
  • Experience coordinating
    suppliers and external engineering service providers.

Take the opportunity to reveal your potential within a global, family-run company that offers you the best possible conditions for progressing in your career.

Please send us your application through our careers portal, citing reference number req18717.

HELLA Automotive Mexico S.A. de C.V.
RUBELIA YADIRA NAVARRO MALDONADO

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FORVIA HELLA

About FORVIA HELLA

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the Company is active worldwide and generated currency-adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.

www.forvia-hella.com

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Lippstadt, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
hella.com
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