Design and Release Engineer

Design and Release Engineer – Brakes

As a Design and Release Support Engineer, you will be Supporting components such as Brake Calipers, Rotors, Brake lines, Brake hoses, Electrical harness to develop and build world leading electric vehicles. You will engage with other interfacing system engineers and cross functional teams to deliver the designs from initial concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Support Design tasks for Electro-Hydraulic Brake system components from initial concept to production

• Help with documentations of requirements for components based on desired vehicle functions and attributes

• Lead technical development activities with supplier, drive design solutions with challenging time, cost, technical requirements constraints.

• Support System and component DFMEAs and DVPs and contribute to system failure mode analyses

• Perform detailed assessments of bolted connections to ensure compliance with structural and safety standards.

• Perform structural analysis for safety critical components.

• Resolve virtual build issues through benchmarking and support manufacturing teams with poke-yoke (error-proofing) solutions.

• Utilize CAD and stack ups to verify spatial constraints, clearances, and packaging feasibility.

• Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles to validate part fit, form, and function.

• Create, track, and drive closure of Engineering Change Requests to support design updates and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to cost saving and continuous improvement roadmaps for current and future vehicles

Qualifications

• Experience with Design and Release of Safety critical components from concept to production

• Excellent 3D CAD skills

• Project and supplier management skills

• Design release engineering experience, including engineering change management and project management experience

• 5+ years of automotive industry experience

• Experience and proficiency with CATIA V5/V6 and 3DX

• Knowledge of Chassis and Braking System

• Strong understanding of safety critical automotive mechatronics and hydraulic systems

• Experience with Requirements Management and Verification planning

Education

• BS/BEng, or equivalent experience, in Mechanical Engineering

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Ability to Commute:

• Southfield, MI 48076 (Required)

Work Location: In person