Job Responsibilities
1. System scheme and vehicle-level layout for folding soft-top
- Folding soft-top concept, package space verification, definition of stowage space and boundary for folding mechanism, etc.
- Define specification targets for opening/closing speed, durability, sealing, NVH, water resistance, wind-noise resistance, and other regulatory requirements.
- Define vehicle-level interfaces for soft-top mechanism, hood assembly, latching mechanism, motor pack, hydraulic system, ECU control logic, drainage system, and sealing strip system.
2. Data design and matching integration
- Perform vehicle layout, section analysis, interference check and structural design using 3D software; full-stroke motion verification for soft-top opening & closing; coupled-motion interference analysis between soft-top and doors, windows, tailgate, scissor doors and other components.
- Collaborate with customers to define BIW mounting points, reinforcement structures and GD&T tolerance chains; deliver DFMEA, identify risks of water leakage, jamming and latching failure, and propose corresponding solutions.
3. Knowledge accumulation
- Complete knowledge accumulation and reusability for folding soft-top technologies.
Job Requirements
1. Minimum 10-year hands-on experience in folding soft-top design & development, with mass-production delivery experience for ≥3 vehicle models.
2. Well-versed in complete folding soft-top system: multi-linkage mechanism, multi-motor drive, hydraulic drive, latching mechanism, three-ply composite fabric hood, sealing with weather strips, drainage system.
3. Familiar with core automotive quality tools: APQP, FMEA, PPAP, GD&T and tolerance chain.
4. Familiar with validation standards: opening-closing durability, rainwater tightness, UV weathering resistance, high-low temperature cycling, NVH wind noise, etc.
5. Basic mechatronics knowledge: soft-top ECU, LIN bus, coordinated control logic; capable of understanding supplier’s electronic-control solutions.
6. Material & process knowledge: understand characteristics of convertible hood fabric, rubber sealing, aluminum/magnesium-alloy linkages, die-cast components, etc.