Mechanical Design Engineer – Automotive (F/H)

What if your next project allowed you to contribute to the development of key automotive systems while accelerating your technical growth?

At K-LAGAN, we bring projects to life through the talent behind them, combining engineering excellence, innovation, and personalized career support.

We are currently looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer – Automotive Exterior Components (F/H) to join one of our clients in a demanding and innovation-driven technical environment.

• Position: Mechanical Design Engineer – Automotive (F/H)
• Location: France – Hybrid work possible depending on the project
• Sector: Automotive

Context

You will join the engineering team responsible for the development of vehicle exterior components, participating from the design phase through validation and vehicle testing.

Your role will be essential in ensuring technical feasibility, functional validation, and issue resolution during prototype and pre-series phases, while meeting technical, regulatory, and quality requirements.

Your Responsibilities:

• 3D CAD design of mechanical components and subassemblies
• Management of functional dimension chains and tolerancing
• Validation of interfaces with other vehicle systems
• Participation in numerical simulations (crash, stiffness, thermal behavior)
• Prototype follow-up and vehicle test support
• Technical issue analysis and resolution during development phases
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams (product, validation, industrialization)
• Contribution to continuous improvement initiatives

Technical Environment

• 3D CAD tools
• Tolerancing and dimension chain management
• Structural and numerical simulation analysis
• Validation and testing procedures

Profile

• Experience in mechanical design within the automotive sector
• Strong knowledge of tolerancing and functional validation
• Experience in product development in an industrial environmentAnalytical mindset and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Autonomous, detail-oriented, and results-driven

Additional Information:

• Contract type: Permanent (CDI) or Freelance
• Start date: According to availability
• Work model: Hybrid depending on client context
• Compensation: Open to negotiation based on experience and expertise

What We Offer

• High value-added projects in the automotive sector
• Modern and dynamic technical environment
• Personalized career follow-up and development plan
• Training programs and certifications

In addition to the annual base salary, K-LAGAN offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Private health insurance
• One additional vacation day for every 5 years worked
• Birthday day off
• Company events such as Summer Dinner and Christmas Dinner
• Team-building activities, including solidarity initiatives (for example, last year we collaborated with an orphanage)

At K-LAGAN, we place people and sustainability at the center of technological projects.

We operate across engineering, product development, IT, Data, QA, cybersecurity, and digital transformation, supporting our clients’ technological challenges for nearly 20 years.