Low Voltage Component Design & Release Engineer

Workhorse•Wixom, MI

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About The Position

The Low-Voltage Component Design Release Engineer (DRE) is responsible for the development, integration, validation, and production release of multiple electrical and electronic modules. Components may include vehicle control units, body control modules, digital displays, instrument clusters, telematics modules, ADAS integration units, gateways, and other low-voltage electronic devices used within Workhorse vehicle platforms. The DRE will manage assigned components throughout the complete automotive development lifecycle, from requirements definition and supplier sourcing through software and hardware integration, validation, production launch, and field support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
Two to five years of engineering experience within the automotive industry
Experience developing or integrating automotive electrical modules, controllers, displays, or electronic systems
Understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, communication networks, and module interfaces
Familiarity with automotive communication protocols such as CAN and LIN
Understanding of automotive development phases, including mule, design validation, production validation, and production launch
Experience managing multiple components, suppliers, and development activities simultaneously
Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and project-management skills
Ability to work effectively with electrical, software, mechanical, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and service teams
Ability and willingness to travel to supplier engineering and manufacturing locations

Responsibilities

Own the design, development, integration, validation, and release of assigned low-voltage electrical and electronic modules
Develop, maintain, and refine component-level technical, functional, electrical, communication, and diagnostic requirements
Define and manage module interfaces, including power, grounding, communication, inputs, outputs, and vehicle-level functionality
Lead technical evaluations and support supplier selection and sourcing activities
Manage supplier hardware, software, calibration, manufacturing, validation, and production-readiness activities
Develop and maintain component timing plans, validation plans, release documentation, and engineering deliverables
Track and report component development status, software maturity, validation progress, production readiness, risks, and open issues
Review supplier designs, schematics, drawings, specifications, interface-control documents, software release notes, test reports, and technical documentation
Ensure components communicate correctly with other vehicle systems and meet vehicle-level functional and diagnostic requirements
Support prototype, mule, design-validation, and production-validation vehicle builds
Provide on-site engineering support at prototype build locations, supplier facilities, and Workhorse manufacturing plants
Lead component and vehicle-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution
Support production, field-service, warranty, and customer issues involving assigned modules
Ensure components meet performance, reliability, quality, safety, cybersecurity, cost, and timing requirements
Drive issues to closure while coordinating activities across suppliers and internal cross-functional teams