Head of Body Structure Engineering

Job Description

Job Summary
​We are looking for omeone to lead the structural design of vehicle systems across both composite and metallic architectures. This is a senior technical leadership role accountable for building and directing a high-performing structural design team, defining design solutions and layouts for structural components and assemblies, and ensuring designs are manufacturable, weight-efficient, and cost-effective from concept through Start of Production (SOP) and into series production. CAE/simulation, materials engineering, and homologation/certification are owned by adjacent functions; this role partners closely with them but does not own those disciplines

Key Responsibilities

• Own the structural design strategy and architecture for vehicle systems across both composite (prepreg carbon fiber/fiberglass) and metallic (steel, aluminum) domains — monocoque/body structures, crash structures, subframes, closures, and body-in-white
• Lead and grow a structural design team, setting design standards, workflows, and quality expectations
• Direct the creation of structural design layouts, CAD models, and detailed drawings, ensuring design intent is clearly translated into manufacturable parts and assemblies
• Partner closely with CAE/simulation teams to translate analysis outputs (stiffness, crash, durability,
• Partner with manufacturing, tooling, and supply chain teams to ensure structural designs are industrialized at target volumes and cost
• Lead multi-material joining design (composite-to-metal, metal-to-metal interfaces), including joint layout, fastener/bonding strategy, and design detailing
• Coordinate with the homologation/certification function to ensure design decisions support regulatory and certification requirements, without owning the certification process itself
• Partner closely with CAE/simulation teams to translate analysis outputs (stiffness, crash, durability, NVH) into design changes and iterate structural geometry accordingly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Structural Engineering; advanced degree preferred
• Experience at an OEM, startup, or Tier 1 supplier delivering mixed-material structural designs at production volume; motorsport or aerospace structures background
• 5+ years of experience in structural design engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role
• Deep hands-on experience designing with prepreg carbon fibre composites and metallic structures (steel, aluminum) in automotive or aerospace applications
  • Proven track record delivering structural designs through the full vehicle development lifecycle (concept to SOP)

Application Process:

Zenvo is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.