Design Quality Engineer - Automotive (Textiles & Interiors)

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

1. Customer & OEM Quality Interface

• Serve as the primary quality contact for OEM Design, Tier 1 suppliers, and customers.
• Ensure alignment between design intent and manufacturability across the supply chain.
• Support design reviews and drive feasibility assessments for interior concepts.

2. Material & Colour Quality Management

• Oversee textile and interior material selection processes to meet customer and design requirements.
• Evaluate colour, grain, gloss, texture, and surface quality to ensure visual consistency across suppliers and production batches.
• Validate prototypes and pre-serial parts to ensure compliance with specifications and visual quality standards.

3. Colour Development & CMF Support

• Develop new colours for OEM-specific projects and obtain full customer approval.
• Prepare colour and material trend collections for the European automotive market.
• Present new CMF ideas to customers and internal teams.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Support

• Work closely with design, engineering, quality, and production teams to ensure premium product performance.
• Support problem-solving activities related to interior material quality and craftsmanship.
• Provide technical guidance during development and pre-serial phases.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• • Bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Design, or related fields.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in the automotive industry, ideally in interior systems or material development.
  • Proven experience with textile materials, interior colour & trim, or interior surface quality.
  • Excellent eye for colour, texture, and craftsmanship.
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Willingness to travel within Europe, especially Southern Germany.

Desirable

• Experience with leather, fabrics, foils, plastics, and other interior materials.
• Familiarity with CMF processes and design studio workflows.
• Proficiency in German and English.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of working time.