Design Release Engineer – Safety Restraint Systems

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

26d

About The Position

The Restraint Design Release Engineer (DRE) is responsible for the design, development and release of one or more of the following components: the steering wheel, seat belts and/or airbags to support Stellantis vehicle programs. Assignments include working with suppliers and other cross-functional areas to design, develop and release restraint components and systems. This will include writing change notices and compliance reports, overall management and updates to Stellantis systems and core documentation (e.g., DVPR, DFMEA) to meet program timing and deliverables. The Engineer will follow, track, root cause and manage to resolution issues found during development and serial life (warranty). They will also provide the same support to the plants for build issues found during pre-production, production launch, and serial life builds. The Restraint DRE is expected to manage the development of the passive safety restraint requirements. The Restraints DRE with steering wheel responsibilities is expected to manage the development of the capacitive hands-on detection and heating (electrical and performance) requirements. The chosen candidate will work with other Stellantis engineering organizations to package and develop the complete restraint system. The Restraints DRE will interface with purchasing, product design office, manufacturing and supply base groups to achieve program objectives. The Restraint DRE is responsible for the review of testing, parts, data and best practices to meet program requirements, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), ECE and other global certifications.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
Minimum of 8 years of automotive engineering experience
Highly motivated and driven to achieve goals
Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
Good communication, problem solving, computer and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with the design and release of airbag, seat belt, and/or steering wheel components
Vehicle level restraint system experience
FMVSS or Homologation testing and certification experience
Experience with NX / TeamCenter CAD Software
Familiar with PFMEA, DFMEA, DVP&R, FEA and CAE impact analysis tools
Experience using proactive quality tools (Design for Six Sigma)
Experience using reactive quality tools (Kepner-Tregoe / Shainin)

Responsibilities

Design, development, and release of steering wheel, seat belt, and/or airbag components.
Work with suppliers and cross-functional areas to design, develop, and release restraint components and systems.
Write change notices and compliance reports.
Manage and update Stellantis systems and core documentation (e.g., DVPR, DFMEA) to meet program timing and deliverables.
Follow, track, root cause, and manage to resolution issues found during development and serial life (warranty).
Provide support to plants for build issues found during pre-production, production launch, and serial life builds.
Manage the development of passive safety restraint requirements.
Manage the development of capacitive hands-on detection and heating requirements (electrical and performance) for steering wheel responsibilities.
Package and develop the complete restraint system with other Stellantis engineering organizations.
Interface with purchasing, product design office, manufacturing, and supply base groups to achieve program objectives.
Review testing, parts, data, and best practices to meet program requirements, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), ECE, and other global certifications.