Senior/Chief Automotive Designer

About BYD Milan Design Studio

BYD Milan Design Studio is seeking Junior, Senior, or Chief Automotive Exterior & Interior Designers for our multicultural team. This role focuses on automotive styling creation (covering exterior & interior) and concept innovation. We welcome talents at all career stages to co‑build BYD's global styling language.

General Requirements (All Levels)

• Fluent in English (written & spoken)
• Bachelor’s or higher in Automotive/Transportation/Industrial/Interior Design
• Mandatory professional automotive design portfolio
• Passion for automotive innovation & European design trends
• Ability to work in a multicultural international team

Junior

• Core Focus: Creative thinking + design proposal delivery
• Skills: Basic‑to‑intermediate sketching & digital rendering; Strong learning agility
• Responsibilities: Complete design tasks under senior guidance; Learn automotive design processes and feasibility principles

Senior

• Core Focus: Independent project delivery + junior team guidance
• Skills: Proven automotive exterior/interior styling experience; Excellent independent design & problem‐solving ability; Proficient in using various design software and tools for proposal delivery, with hands‑on experience and control over digital and physical models
• Responsibilities: Independently deliver end‑to‑end styling solutions; Ensure design feasibility with engineering teams; Lead project‑specific trend research; Guide juniors and participate in design reviews

Chief

• Core Focus: Team building & management + global styling strategy & coordination
• Skills: Extensive automotive styling leadership experience (luxury/flagship preferred); Proven team building, talent development & design management capabilities; Global design vision & strategic trend insight
• Responsibilities: Lead the studio’s exterior/interior styling strategy and creative direction; Build & manage an international high‑performing styling team; Drive innovation in BYD’s styling language; Coordinate with global design/engineering teams for design realization

Contact

Apply to be our Automotive Designer in Milan today. Send a copy of your design portfolio to .
Location: Milan, Italy
Type of Employment: Full-time