Our client in Ann Arbor is seeking a Catia Designer. This is a contract position.
The Catia Designer will have development responsibility for:
- Conducting packaging / layout studies.
- Develop updatable parametric CATIA V5 2D Drawings & 3D models using specified design process.
- Review class ‘A’ surface supplied by styling to identify data quality concerns.
- Develop B side surface for plastic parts; include manufacturing tool requirements to meet standards.
- Develop surface for sheet metal components; include manufacturing tool requirements to meet standards.
- Perform blend filleting and pass Level E certification.
- Check shading quality of blend filleted part data prior to release.
- Prepare 2D drawings as required to define engineering intent.
- Check data for accuracy / integrity; make repairs to achieve requirements for tangency, gap, and content.
- Accurately complete a part / drawing requirement check sheet.
- Calculate blank shapes and material yield for body shell parts.
- Create PowerCopies to automate creation of common features.
- Complete daily progress tracking sheets.
- Prepare and negotiate engineer / designer communication and open issue sheets; return completed data to Engineer with clear status report for open issues.
- Prepare process documentation using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
- Lead oneself and potentially others in design related activity.
Required Skills:
- 10 years of Automotive Design Experience in Body/BIW.
- 10 years of modeling experience in a Parametric CAD system
- A minimum of 10,000 hours of parametric modeling experience on CATIA V5.
- CATIA V5 experience should include the following workbenches: Part Design, Generative Shape Design, Assembly Design, Drafting.
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “First”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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