Headrest Engineer

Our client, an advanced automotive technology organization, is seeking a Headrest Engineer to join their team. As a Headrest Engineer, you will be part of the Vehicle Development department supporting the Trim & Lighting, Fleet Support Engineering, and Sustaining Team. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical/problem solving skills, solid 3-D CAD capability, and the drive to close design issues in a fast-paced environment—aligning successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Headrest Engineer

Location: Foster City, CA

Pay Range: $75/hour + Benefits

What's the Job?

• Own overall mechanical component and system design from concept through shipment for headrest-related seat systems.
• Develop design and analysis capability in-house, including creating and executing test and validation plans.
• Design seat components with a focus on headrest assemblies, seating structures, and complete seat expertise across multiple projects.
• Document and communicate designs, trade-offs, and status updates clearly to cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams including Industrial Design, Vehicle Engineering, Purchasing, Reliability, Packaging, Quality, Manufacturing & Safety to drive successful outcomes.

What's Needed?

• Outstanding experience leading automotive seating design and development projects, with demonstrable excellence designing seat components—particularly headrest assemblies.
• Ability to design systems that meet seat headrest requirements, including FMVSS, safety requirements (including design considerations that influence HIC scores), and IIHS requirements.
• Strong mechanical engineering foundation with analytical/problem solving skills and working knowledge of finite element analysis theory and general mechanical engineering analysis.
• Solid 3D CAD skills, including significant experience with Catia v6, plus seat system packaging, kinematics, and modeling capability.
• Experience with metallic and composites part design, along with DFM/DFA, statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing; ability to prepare and check 2D drawings.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to contribute to critical seating safety and comfort performance through headrest system design.
• Hands-on ownership of mechanical component and system design from concept to shipment.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams spanning engineering, quality, manufacturing, and safety.
• Exposure to design trade-offs and quantitative communication of design issues through documentation and analysis.
• A role that rewards self-motivation and flexibility in a dynamic, change-prone environment.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

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