Color & Trim Designer (CMF Designer) – Automotive

Are you passionate about automotive design, color, materials, and finishes? Do you enjoy transforming creative concepts into innovative design solutions that meet the expectations of leading automotive manufacturers?

Join JQNA and turn your creativity into real-world automotive design solutions.

JoysonQuin North America (JQNA), part of JoysonQuin Automotive Systems, operates within the global automotive industry, bringing together design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise to support automotive customers.

We are seeking a creative and technically minded Color & Trim Designer (CMF Designer) to support North American OEM studio and advanced development teams. This is an opportunity to contribute to automotive design projects, collaborate with customer design studios, and help transform creative ideas into practical, production-feasible solutions.

Work arrangement: Hybrid / on-site, based in Troy, Michigan, with in-person collaboration as required.

• Develop innovative design concepts: Create color, material, and surface concepts for automotive design and advanced development projects.
• Collaborate with OEM customers: Participate in studio reviews and meetings with North American automotive manufacturers, supporting projects before the quotation phase.
• Bridge design and engineering: Work with customer studios and JoysonQuin's corporate headquarters studio to evaluate design concepts, technical considerations, and feasibility.
• Bring ideas to life: Coordinate with internal manufacturing teams to develop customer samples using proposed constructions, materials, and surface finishes.
• Present design solutions: Prepare and present sketches, visual sales aids, physical or virtual 3D representations, and other materials that help customers visualize design possibilities.
• Coordinate project activities: Support design reviews, document meeting outcomes, and communicate design progress, schedules, deliverables, and proposed solutions.
• Support continuous improvement: Apply lessons learned from completed projects to strengthen future design and development work.

• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Automotive Design or Product Design.
• 1–3 years of experience in automotive design or product design.
• Knowledge of computer-aided surface modeling methodologies, with proficiency in Alias or Rhinoceros.
• Experience working with North American OEMs.
• Knowledge of CAD modeling and proficiency with UG NX.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong communication, coordination, and collaboration skills.
• A self-motivated, detail-oriented approach to creative and technical problem-solving.

This role brings together creative thinking, technical problem-solving, and collaboration across customer design studios and manufacturing teams. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to new automotive design concepts while helping bridge the gap between what looks compelling in a design studio and what can be successfully realized in production.

If you're ready to apply your design skills in a collaborative automotive environment and help shape the look and feel of future vehicle interiors, we'd like to hear from you.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through LinkedIn or send their résumé and design portfolio to Steven Fraser at steven.fraser@joysonquin.com.

Please include “CMF Designer – Application” in the email subject line.

We look forward to connecting with creative professionals who are ready to contribute to the future of automotive design.

Bring your creativity. Put your ideas into motion. Join JQNA.