Lead Engineer - Interior Seating

DCV Technologies

📍 Coventry, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom

Full-time architecture-and-engineering Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

Interior Seating Lead Engineer – Automotive
Contract | Office-Based | Competitive Day Rate

An experienced Interior Seating Lead Engineer is required to support a premium automotive programme, delivering seating system design and release from concept through to production.

This role sits within Body Engineering / Interior Systems and requires strong ownership of automotive seating systems, including design, development, validation and engineering release.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead design and development of automotive seating systems and sub-systems

* Full Design & Release (D&R) responsibility from concept to sign-off (DV completion)

* Manage CAD design (CATIA V5 / V6 / 3DX)

* Deliver to cost, weight, quality and timing targets

* Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams

* Support APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, Control Plans

* Lead problem-solving using 8D and 5 Why methodologies

* Manage...