Lead automotive chassis engineering for Lightship’s battery-powered trailer, combining suspension, braking, and vehicle integration expertise. Work across the full product lifecycle.
This Staff Automotive Chassis Engineer owns chassis components and assemblies from requirements definition through production release. You will develop suspension, braking, wheels, tires, subframes, mounts, and structural members. Your work applies vehicle loads, fatigue, bolted-joint analysis, GD&T;, and design-for-manufacturing principles.

Key Responsibilities

Integrate suspension, braking, drive units, wheels, and tiresDevelop mounting strategies, clearances, tolerances, and interfacesPerform stress, deflection, fatigue, and bolted-joint calculationsLead design reviews, CAE, DFMEA,



and trade studiesCollaborate with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teamsRequirements:
Eight or more years in automotive or similar mechanical designFive or more years designing vehicle chassis systems preferredUnderstanding of vehicle loads, stiffness, fatigue, and braking principlesExperience with supplier, manufacturing, and engineering issue resolutionExperience with welded structures, sheet metal, machining, or castingsUse vehicle systems expertise, engineering calculations, and supplier collaboration to advance Lightship’s aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer.

📌 Staff Automotive Chassis Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Lightship
📍 Canada