CAD Design - Suspension

Key Responsibilities

.Design and develop customer-specific damper architectures including mono-tube, twin-tube shocks, and strut assemblies.

.Support damper architecture selection based on vehicle performance targets, packaging constraints, cost, mass, and durability.

.Interface with vehicle system, ride & handling, CAE, testing, and manufacturing teams to ensure damper integration at vehicle level.

.Design and optimize damper valving systems including piston valves, base valves, and rebound/compression systems.

.Translate ride & handling requirements into valving curves, force-velocity characteristics, and functional specifications.

.Support valve tuning iterations based on simulation, damper dyno testing, and vehicle test feedback.

.Create, modify, and release 3D models and 2D drawings using CATIA / NX.

.Ensure adherence to ISO drawing standards, GD&T requirements, and customer-specific drafting guidelines.

.Manage detailed component drawings for pistons, valves, rods, tubes, seals, springs, brackets, and sub-assemblies.

.Own end-to-end damper product development from concept, design freeze, validation, to SOP.

.Conduct design feasibility studies, benchmarking, and technical trade-off analyses.

.Ensure designs meet performance, durability, NVH, corrosion, environmental, and safety requirements.

.Support DFMEA, DVP&R, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP activities for suspension and damper systems.

.Manage engineering changes (ECR/ECO) and perform impact analysis on performance, cost, tooling, and validation.

.Drive cost optimization and VA/VE activities while maintaining performance and quality targets.

Basic Qualifications

.Work experience in suspension system and/or damper (shock absorber / strut) design and development for automotive applications (OEM or Tier-1).s

.Strong CAD skills hands-on experience using CATIA V5 /NX .

.Proficient in solid modeling, surfacing, large assemblies, and 2D drawing creation for suspension and damper components.

.Experience in suspension component detailing including dampers (mono-tube, twin-tube), struts, pistons, valves, rods, tubes, springs, bushings, and mounting interfaces.

.Experience with PLM / PDM systems such as ENOVIA, Teamcenter, SmarTeam, or Windchill, including design release, change management, and configuration control.

.Experience supporting DFMEA, DVP&R, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP activities for suspension or damper systems.