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Engineer I / Trim Development Engineer

Profile Personnel | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Posted June 02, 2026

Position Overview

Responsibilities 



  • 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...

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