Senior Exterior Design Specialist

4 days ago


Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom Sumitomo Electric Full time

Are you a skilled Senior Design Consultant looking to take on new challenges in the field of exterior side mirrors?

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Experience Design Consultant to join our team as a Senior Exterior Design Specialist - Body and Composites Expert.

About the Role

This is a 6-month contract position, and we require the selected candidate to have proof of immediate, on-going, and valid eligibility to work full-time in the UK and travel within the EU.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating, delivering, and leading complete design proposals according to design briefs and project constraints using CATIA v5. Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing creative detailed solutions fulfilling complex technical criteria.
  • Participating in exterior design reviews.
  • Attending project and engineering meetings.
  • 3D package modelling.
  • Design Sizing Analysis.
  • Sub system load analysis.
  • Working Knowledge of Legal and Legislative Requirements.

As a key member of our design team, the selected candidate will lead and support design activities carried out in-house and at suppliers if required. They will ensure components and assemblies adhere to applicable industry and business standards and coordinate their own design work to deliver timely design releases meeting all design for manufacture input from supplier(s).

The estimated salary for this role is £65,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.

About Contechs

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy founded in 1997. We act as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment and provide an in-house Contractor Care Team to support all external employees.



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