Exterior Door Lashes - Design Release Engineer
ALTEN Technology•Auburn Hills, MI
About The Position
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that supports clients across the product development cycle. In this role, a Design Release Engineer working with Stellantis owns exterior door latching components from concept through manufacturing launch. The position covers design and development, supplier coordination, physical validation, and plant launch support.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a highly relevant engineering discipline.
- Typically 3 to 5+ years of automotive product engineering experience.
- Familiarity with automotive production launch cycles, including APQP and PPAP.
- Familiarity with GD&T, injection molding, or mechanism dynamics.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with vehicle closures, latches, magnets, complex plastic assemblies, or soft-close mechanisms is heavily preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design, development, packaging, and release of exterior door latching systems, cinch mechanisms, or handles.
- Coordinate with Vehicle Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Assembly Plants, and tier-1 suppliers.
- Develop and execute DFMEAs and DVP&Rs to address NVH, water-sealing, and functional robustness issues.
- Review and package components in the vehicle environment using CAD tools such as NX or CATIA V5.
- Lead root-cause investigations using methods such as 5-Why and Red X.
- Provide launch support at manufacturing assembly plants.
Benefits
- Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
