Job Title:

Design Release Engineer (Instrument Panels, Consoles)

Type of Position:

12-month contract position to start. Possible to be renewed, likely long term for direct hire.

Job Location:

Warren, MI (hybrid role).

Compensation:

$55.00/hr to $62.00/hr (depending on experience). Overtime will be paid at 1.5x over 40 hours.

Benefits:

•  Available (medical, dental, 401k, vision, etc)

•  You will have 7 paid holidays and 5 days PTO per year (PTO accrues over time). 

Job Description:

HRU Technical Resources has partnered with a major automotive manufacturer to hire a Design Release Engineer (IP / Console). Electrifying the future will include development instrument panels and consoles that contain a wide array of next generation displays and electronics. You will balance a list of vehicle and occupant performance requirements while engineering the highly styled instrument panel and console. These are the major systems that a customer sees and touches daily. Design, development, analysis, implementation, and validation of the complex instrument panel and console subsystems will be your day to day duties in this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform engineering design evaluations and concept development across vehicle programs
• Utilize engineering tools (DFMEA, ICDs, PFMEA) and leverage CAE groups including Safety Performance to successfully develop the best system solutions
• Assessment of design to manufacturing processes (e.g. injection molding, vibration welding, vacuum forming, foam-in-place, wrapping)
• Package components, manage CAD development through supplier or GM designers and collaborate with other systems within the vehicle (Thermal, Electrical, Body, Chassis, Restraints, etc.). Ensure best practices are incorporated in the CAD and seeks support when best practice not met. Schedule and lead Peer Reviews
• Work cross-functionally to support initial vehicle configuration work, realize cost optimization, deliver customer-driven requirements, and implement product and process improvements
• Balance business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, timing, and content
• Communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations (e.g. Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers) and lead the product development team (PDT). Track and resolve open issues with support.
• Review, support and apply benchmarking for design direction competitiveness.
• Support in the development of Statement of Requirements (SOR) Creation and lead in the development of statements of work, key partner for DFMEA/DRBFM/FEA
• Participate in launch activities

Qualifications, Skills, Abilities:

• This role is ONLY open to US Citizen and Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders). Candidates on all other authorizations (eg: CPT, OPT, H1B, TN, etc) are not eligible for this role. 
• All candidates must have a valid driver’s license and be able to clear an MVR check. All candidates must be 21+ years old (this is because you may be driving company vehicles for this role).
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an accredited university is required. Experience will NOT be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years prior automotive engineering experience developing and executing technical solutions to support new vehicle programs
• 5+ years experience with injection molding, skin forming, wrapping and similar interior component construction processes
• 5+ years experience applying the results of CAE analysis to optimize performance
• 5+ years experience/knowledge of manufacturing techniques and/or material sciences of interior components
• 5+ years experience with engineering tools (ie. GD&T, DFMEA, SOR, Change Orders, etc.)
• Able to navigate and execute in Math Data Viewing and Analysis/Engineering Change Release
• Demonstrated ability in packaging of components within vehicles systems, ability to make tradeoffs when needed, and negotiate with cross-functional partners and suppliers

Work Environment / Other Info:

• This role will generally work 8 hours per day, and hours will be flexible (8 hours within the 7:00am to 5:00pm time period).
• Occasional overtime may be possible occasionally as needed. Any overtime will be paid at 1.5x.
• This is a hybrid role (2 days working from home, 3 from the office in Warren, MI).
• There will be occasional travel for this role. Travel will be mostly local, but there could be occasional out of State travel. It’s possible there could be rare travel to suppliers in Canada / Mexico. Total travel is expected to be 10% or less.
• There will be a background check (including MVR) and drug screen if offered the role. Drug screen does NOT include cannabis.
• EOE (including Disability/Veterans)