Cockpit Design Release Engineer

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Cockpit Design Release Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and release of cockpit components. The role manages programs and suppliers, tracks open issues, and proactively resolves them while delivering work to vehicle program milestones. It covers cradle-to-grave release activities, including specifications, sourcing documents, engineering change management, requirements clarification, cross-functional alignment, and program development timelines. The engineer leads component packaging and develops component and system hardware/software validation plans. Responsibilities also include ECU diagnostics, hardware/software design reviews, authoring, reviewing, and approving FMEAs and DVPRs, PFMEA reviews, process standards, in-plant calibrations, launch support, safe-launch plans, quality improvements, warranty response, and technical cost reductions. The role identifies risks and maintains detailed risk assessment, mitigation, and management plans, with frequent updates to senior leadership. The engineer works closely with cockpit engineers and cross-functional teams to execute and validate complex cockpit systems.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum 1 year of design and release experience with automotive ECUs (electronic modules).
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced work environment and require minimal direction.
Logical thinking and ability to work through complex issues to resolution.
Detail-oriented and results-driven.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Docs.
Excellent program management and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with design, development, and release of cockpit components.
Experience with DFMEAs, PFMEAs, and DVPRs.
Familiarity with CAN, LIN, LVDS, and Ethernet communication protocols and troubleshooting tools.
Experience with root-cause and DFSS techniques, including is-is-not, 5-why, DMAIC, 8D, 5-penny, and fishbone/fault-tree analysis.
Experience using Vector tools such as CANoe and CANalyzer.

Responsibilities

Manage programs and suppliers.
Track open issues and proactively resolve them.
Deliver work to all vehicle program milestones and manage cradle-to-grave release activities.
Manage specifications, sourcing documents, engineering change management, requirements clarification, and cross-functional team alignment.
Generate program development timelines.
Lead component packaging.
Develop component and system hardware/software validation plans.
Develop ECU diagnostics.
Conduct hardware/software design reviews.
Author, review, and approve FMEAs and DVPRs; conduct PFMEA reviews.
Work on process standards and in-plant calibrations.
Provide launch support and develop safe-launch plans.
Identify quality improvements, respond rapidly to warranty issues, and pursue technical cost reductions.
Identify risks and maintain detailed risk assessment, mitigation, and management plans, with frequent updates to senior leadership.
Work with cockpit engineers and cross-functional teams to execute and validate complex cockpit systems.