Scout Motors
Engineer, Body Systems Engineering Team – Exteriors/Interiors
About this role
Scout Motors seeks a Body Systems Engineering Team Leader for Exteriors/Interiors to lead the design and development of exterior and interior components for their electrified iconic SUV. This role owns the full lifecycle from concept through launch, directing cross-functional teams and ensuring technical, cost, timing, and quality targets are met.
What you'll do
- Lead technical decision-making and approve solutions for exterior/interior subsystems (bumpers, lighting, trim, glazing, seats, restraints)
- Manage cross-departmental planning with Design Release Engineers, Purchasing, Finance, Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics
- Create concept designs and analyze products through testing, validation, and commercial launch phases
- Ensure compliance with target specifications and timing deliverables from development through series production
- Collaborate with studio, manufacturing, and purchasing teams to integrate assigned scope efficiently
- Prepare forward sourcing documentation including specification books and quotation details
What they're looking for
- Automotive engineering and vehicle systems design
- Technical leadership and cross-functional team management
- Knowledge of exterior and interior subsystems (bumpers, lighting, trim, seating, restraints)
- Project management and product lifecycle development
- Cost, timing, and quality target management
- CAD and engineering analysis tools
- Manufacturing and supplier collaboration
- Specification and documentation development
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Scout Motors
Scout Motors develops next-generation electric and extended-range electric pickup trucks and SUVs with authentic off-road performance. The company is hiring engineers across powertrains, body structures, electronics, and audio systems to design and integrate these vehicles from concept through production.
- Website
- scoutmotors.com
Likely interview questions
- Can you describe your experience leading cross-functional teams in automotive product development, particularly in exterior or interior systems?
- Walk us through a time you managed the tradeoffs between technical requirements, cost targets, and timeline in a vehicle program.