Senior Product Design Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Research & Planning: Interface with the Interior/Exterior Center and vehicle project teams to collect European market research needs; plan and execute vehicle-in-practice research, user interviews, dealer interviews, and competitive analysis.
• Standardization & Reporting: Establish research questionnaires, interview templates, benchmarking templates, and research databases; output standardized research reports to support product definition, trim/configuration strategies, and project decision-making.
• Localization & Definition: Conduct localized product definition, configuration verification, and project risk assessments for interior/exterior systems based on European user needs, regulatory requirements, competitor configurations, and market feedback.
• Benchmarking & Analysis: Responsible for the benchmarking, teardown research, component testing, and competitiveness analysis of European competitor models; output design analysis and research reports on competitive products.
• Specialized Research: Carry out specialized studies on seat comfort, eco-friendly materials, in-car air quality (odor), moving parts design, user feedback, and media reviews to support product optimization and localized development.
• Project Review: Participate in vehicle project reviews; provide recommendations on interior/exterior design selection, structural performance, product definition, and risk assessment to ensure closed-loop project solutions.
• Quality & Feedback Tracking: Follow up on quality issues, after-sales feedback, NPS (Net Promoter Score), test drives, and media reviews for models sold in Europe; collaborate with R&D teams to develop quality improvement plans.
• Trend Tracking & Innovation: Track new structures, materials, processes, and technologies in the European interior/exterior sector; output technical trend analyses and participate in pre-research, patent filing, technical standards, and process construction.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience Required:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or above; majors in Vehicle Engineering, Mechanical Design, Materials Engineering, Industrial Design, Automotive Engineering, or related fields are preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of automotive industry experience; priority given to candidates with experience in Interior/Exterior R&D, competitive benchmarking, product definition, user research, quality improvement, or localization of overseas models.
• Technical Skills: Familiar with automotive interior/exterior system structures, development processes, evaluation methods, and trim/configuration strategies; ability to conduct systematic analysis across dimensions such as design, materials, manufacturing processes, performance, regulations, cost, and user perception.
• Core Competencies: Strong capabilities in research planning, competitive analysis, problem identification, report writing, and project management; ability to translate research findings into clear product optimization recommendations.
• Market Knowledge: Preference given to candidates familiar with the European automotive market, European user habits, mainstream competitor features, and regulatory trends.
• Language Skills: English as a working language for technical literature retrieval, meeting communication, emailing, and report writing; proficiency in a local European language is a strong plus.
• Soft Skills: Excellent cross-departmental coordination skills; ability to interface with R&D, project teams, quality, after-sales, marketing, suppliers, and local European agencies to ensure closed-loop problem solving.
• Tools: Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong skills in PPT reporting, Excel data processing, questionnaire design, and documentation.

If you align with our mission and have the skills we need, apply to be our Senior Product Design Engineer in Hungary today. Join us in our journey towards a sustainable future!

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Type of Employment: Full-time

About BYD

Our Purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature. We are looking for talent that connects with this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team.

BYD is a leading, high-tech multinational, based in Shenzhen, China. Operates in four core fields of IT, automotive, new energy, and rail transit and employs over 300,000 people worldwide. As a global pioneer in New Energy Solutions, BYD is dedicated to building a zero-emission ecosystem.