Body Design Instrument Panel Engineer

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) was established in 1957. We take pride in what the Toyota name represents—innovation, quality and reliability. From our associates and dealers to our suppliers and customers, our devotion to constant improvement results in an exceptional line of cars and trucks.

* Body design instrument panel / console engineers have full responsibility for design and development of vehicle upper body parts including instrument panel and console * Coordinate the design and development of upper body instrument panel and console * Manage upper body component development of a vehicle project from concept stage through production then current production follow by using Toyota development methodologies and processes for vehicle development * Plan structure of upper body parts through target setting, packaging and style feasibility * Execute design in CAD either independently or by leading Supplier Engineers or CAD modelers * Proactively improve design quality and cost for responsible vehicles in production * Weekly reporting to management * Design of component parts using CAD to meet all engineering requirements, create and maintain the component development schedule through SOP, support part evaluation and provide effective countermeasures as required * Benchmark competitor vehicles * Participation in evaluation and manufacturing activities at the event location - both domestic and international * Assess and adjust progress (develop risk management) to maintain project targets – i.e. schedule, performance, cost, quality * Warranty tracking, countermeasures and root cause analysis * Follow responsible parts from design through validation and launch including problem solving of technical issues * Design and development of parts utilizing CATIA * Identify issues/barriers influencing the overall project schedule and make recommendations to recover utilizing risk management * Perform root cause analysis providing effective countermeasures * Participate in cross functional decision making teams * Visualization of issues, concerns and gaps in current design process Participate in improvement and reflection activities

* Bachelor's Degree in Science Engineering * Engineering design experience with instrument panel and / or console * Experience using CAD systems * Strong analytical problem solving skills * Good communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with suppliers, affiliates and Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) * Project management experience **Preferred:** * Engineering design experience with instrument panel and / or console * Experience using CATIA V5 * Overtime 20% * Travel 20%