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Engineer I / Trim Development Engineer
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Location
Port Elizabeth
Posted
June 12, 2026
Commute
Local Area
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Job Description
ResponsibilitiesΒ
- Developing trim covers to optimize the sewing process for manufacturing and obtain quality approval from the OEM customer.
- Strip sample seats/trim covers and make paper templates for each cut panel
- Digitize each paper panel and ensure all technical details are correct
- Plot patterns on a 1:1 scale, ID each pattern by material type and add sewing borders
- Confirm sewing process steps (Process flow diagram)
- Verify sew line distances by simulating sewing start to end on Accumark or AutoCad software or manually comparing 2D templates
- Hand optimized digital or paper patterns over for marker making and CNC cutting
- Construct bill of material for each trim cover showing hang on parts
- Sew trim covers or review sewing process to ensure optimized sewing process
- Built seat or review seat building process to review the quality of the comp...