Harbinger Motors
Design Release Engineer, Frame
$140K–$160K
Garden Grove, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Location
- Garden Grove, CA
Garden Grove, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years in structural, chassis, or frame engineering design within the automotive, commercial vehicle, or aerospace industries.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Own the design, integration, validation, and engineering release of vehicle frame hardware, coordinating suppliers and internal teams through production.
What you'll do
- Model and integrate frame structures, ensuring structural performance and packaging clearances.
- Manage suppliers, manufacturing readiness, engineering changes, and mechanical BOMs.
- Support structural validation and durability testing, resolve failures, and drive tooling schedules and cross-functional design reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong working knowledge of CATIA V5/V6 and PLM/BOM management tools (e.g., Teamcenter, Enovia, Arena, or similar).
- Knowledge of structural mechanics, high-strength steel and aluminum, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and automotive manufacturing processes.
- Ability to manage complex Tier-1 and Tier-2 supplier relationships and meet prototype and tooling timelines.
Nice to have
- Experience with commercial vehicles, cab-chassis platforms, or body-on-frame architectures.
- Experience in an early-stage EV or mobility startup, tactical/defense/off-highway vehicles, or electro-mechanical actuators and mounting systems.
Pay
$140,000 — $160,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CATIA V5/V6, Teamcenter, Enovia, Arena, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), PLM, BOM
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