Design Leader

Offer code: P- ZB322 Start date ASAP Duration 6+ months Contract type Freelance Interim Salary from 300€/day Location Germany

Field of expertise

Design

Job description

• lead and coordinate design activities for plastic components during the final tuning and industrialization phase;
• ensure all parts meet customer quality, functionality, and manufacturing requirements while adhering to timing and cost targets;
• drive the design tuning of physical parts for serial production, ensuring compliance with customer (Porsche) standards;
• manage and guide CAD engineers in creating and updating 3D and 2D data;
• conduct style surface, gap & flush, and stack-up analyses;
• validate supplier designs (Tier 2) and coordinate technical data flow;
• lead design reviews, monitor action plans, and ensure CAD database integrity;
• participate in tool trials, cubing events, and final tuning adjustments;
• communicate directly with customer engineering teams to validate design decisions;
• proven track record as Design Leader or Senior CAD Engineer in the automotive plastics field, ideally with Porsche, Audi, or BMW;
• expertise in CATIA V5/V6 (own license advantage);
• strong understanding of plastic design rules, isostatism, and tolerance stack-up;
• experience with serial production tuning and geometry validation.

Languages

• English – C1
• German – B2