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Senior CAD Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jun 2026

About the role

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

As an engineering and manufacturing partner, Magna’s Complete Vehicle group helps traditional OEMs and new entrants to bring their automotive visions to life. At Magna, you will work in an innovative, international and dynamic team, always pursuing the goal of delivering high-quality products. We work in a diverse environment with global development opportunities. Together with our employees we constantly strive to create a better world of mobility.

Job Responsibilities:

About the Role

Magna Steyr is looking for talented and experienced team members in complete vehicle development who are determined and passionate about developing the next level industry standard for vehicle architectures and production solutions. In the exteriors discipline, the Senior Engineer is responsible to lead the 3DX CAD and engineering activities relating to the design and development of the vehicle exterior system. This position has a high level of responsibility and visibility and will interface with OEMs, Magna divisions, global module group teams and Tier 2 suppliers.

Your Responsibilities

Technical Responsibility

Contribute to the Global Technical Area (GTA) strategy and growth of the engineering team

Lead the complete development and release of CATIA V6/SDX data and part designs
Lead benchmarking studies and contribute to the benchmark knowledgebase
Develop the CAD technical solutions required for product and decisions required
Primary interface to the Customer Engineering and Program Management Community
Provide design and development direction to CAE department for analysis
Support Launch activities at customer assembly plants and supplier facilities

Who We Are Looking For

Project Planning, Target Achievement, Monitoring & Reporting

Employ technical expertise to lead the engineering development of one or more subsystems

Support the project team(s) in achieving cost and timing deliverable milestones
Lead external support, services and resources supporting the project engineering development
Lead the development of the RFQ / Spec Books for supplier selection process
Facilitate and Lead Product Design Review meetings
Be responsible for designs meeting the project performance and cost targets
Understand and stay current on market region regulations, FMVSS, ECE, CNCA/GB, etc.
Experience in injection molding plastic process

Project Related Interface

Support and Promote Project and Operations Collaboration

Collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) to assure production feasibility
Collaborate with the design studio to assure product appearance harmony
Collaborate with Vehicle Development group on DFMEA / DVP / Validation
Collaborate with all cross functions to make complex decisions
Collaborate with the other project GTAs

Employee Related Tasks

Ensure cooperation with all areas within the engineering and request the required frame conditions

Ensure cooperation with project management
Develop and build strong relationships with customers and suppliers
Develop and build strong relationships across the Global Engineering Groups
Secure knowledge of development tools within the group
Cooperation with all Magna Steyr locations
Escalation problems at the earliest time with the appropriate team members

Your preferred qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.