Launch Support Engineer-Closures

Insight Global · Jeffersontown, Kentucky

FULL TIME

Job Description

Required Skills & Experience

Qualifications

- 8+ years automotive experience with OEM launch support

- Strong design engineering background with prior hands‑on experience

Proven success in fast‑paced vehicle launch environments

- Experience reviewing CAD in CATIA 3DX (CATIA V5 or Siemens NX acceptable)

Strong understanding of GD&T, functional quality, steeling, and A‑surface concerns
Familiarity with issue‑tracking systems (e.g., JIRA)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Previously worked at Big OEM

Job Description

Role Summary

Insight Global is seeking a senior Launch Support Engineer – Closures to support Advanced EV vehicle launch activities. This role serves as the on‑site technical liaison between the Irvine, CA design team and manufacturing, quality, and launch teams at build facilities. The focus is launch execution, issue resolution, and cross‑functional alignment—not hands‑on design or TPM work.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead closures launch support during vehicle builds, inspections, and validation

Act as the primary technical interface between design engineering and on‑site teams
Drive daily alignment through startup meetings, floor reviews, and issue forums
Identify build risks, inspection needs, trials, and issues requiring escalation
Review CAD (CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE) to assess design intent, interfaces, tolerances, and launch risk
Apply engineering fundamentals (GD&T, functional quality, steeling, A‑surface) to support issue resolution
Lead and support problem‑solving efforts (A/B problem solving, PPAP support)
Document issues, root causes, and recommendations and communicate clearly to design teams
Support manufacturing and quality investigations to ensure closures meet design and performance intent

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CLOSURES

Doors, hood, liftgate, door mechanisms

Exposure to stampings, sheet metal, die castings, sealing systems, mechanisms, and exterior components

Compensation: $55-$60

Company	Insight Global
Location	Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Information and communications technology user support technicians