CAS Modeler

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior CAS Modeler to join our innovative design team in Munich, Bavaria. If you are passionate about creating high-quality 3D models and thrive in a fast-paced automotive design environment, we want to hear from you!

This is a permanent, full-time on-site position offering a creative work environment, flat hierarchies, and a startup-like atmosphere in a growing company.

Location

📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany (On-site only)

Key Responsibilities

• 3D Modeling: Create high-precision CAS models that reflect both design intent and engineering feasibility using Autodesk Alias.

• Problem Solving: Identify and propose effective solutions to design and engineering challenges during the modeling process.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with design, engineering, and digital modeling teams to ensure integrated and cohesive project outcomes.

• Regulatory & Technical Compliance: Factor in legal regulations, engineering parameters, and design constraints independently and effectively.

• Data Management: Compile modeling data to support milling operations, engineering development, and design documentation.

• Project Leadership: Lead internal or external project teams, ensuring alignment between design and engineering.

• Task & Resource Planning (Lead): Develop detailed project plans, including resources and deliverables when leading a project.

• Issue Escalation (Lead): Identify and escalate design or workflow issues to relevant stakeholders as needed.

• CAS Presentations: Prepare and present Class-A surfacing work to predefined standards during design reviews and meetings.

• Managerial Support: Represent design leadership during Design Team Consultations (DTCs) and other key meetings when required.

• Surface Quality Control: Guarantee that surface quality meets internal AVATR standards across all project phases.

• Travel Readiness: Available to travel domestically and internationally as required for project needs.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree in Automotive Design, Industrial Design, or Engineering.

• Experience: Minimum 7+ years of CAS modeling experience in the global automotive industry, preferably with OEMs.

• Language: Fluent in English; other languages (e.g., German, Chinese) are a plus.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Alias (required).

• Experience with Maya, SubD modeling, Grasshopper, or Blender is advantageous.

• Familiarity with rendering tools, virtual reality (VR) software, and digital presentation techniques.

• Exceptional skills in surface modeling, Class-A surfacing, and delivering production-quality CAD data.

• Strong project management capabilities and experience leading design/modeling teams.

• Skilled in verbal and visual communication for internal and external collaboration.

Core Competencies

• Detail-Oriented & Quality-Driven

• Team Player with a Proactive Mindset

• Strong Organizational & Time Management Skills

• Adaptability in a Fast-Paced Environment

• Responsible, Reliable, and Results-Oriented