Job Details:
A Class A surface designer is a highly specialized automotive CAD professional who creates the final, visible 3D surfaces of a vehicle—such as the body panels, fascia, grille, lamps, instrument panel, console, and interior trim. A Class A surface designer turns a vehicle’s styling intent into visually flawless, engineering-compatible, production-feasible 3D surface data.
Their work typically includes:
- Converting design concepts or styling models into precise, production-ready CAD surfaces.
- Preserving the designer’s intended appearance, reflections, proportions, and character lines.
- Ensuring smooth surface transitions, consistent curvature, and high visual quality.
- Confirming that surfaces are feasible to manufacture and meet engineering, packaging, tooling, and assembly requirements.
- Managing interfaces between adjacent components, including gaps, flushness, and alignment.
- Correcting surface-quality issues and validating the data with quality-checking tools.
- Supporting design and engineering reviews and releasing approved CAD data through systems such as Teamcenter.
- Using specialized surfacing software such as Autodesk Alias, ICEM Surf, or CATIA.
About Cognizant’s IoT Practice:
Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes. Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
- Applications will be accepted until October 28, 2026
- LI#- #LI-SC6
Compensation & Benefits
$74,000– $105,00 per year + Cost of Living Allowance
Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits
Additional Information
- Onsite role
- ⚠️ Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future. Candidates requiring sponsorship will not be considered.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
