Design Release Engineer

Position Description:
FEV is seeking an experienced design engineer capable of understanding design specifications and manufacturing processes for various types of powertrain components found in the automotive industry. The responsible engineer would be required to facilitate communication between manufacturing plant and the design team helping to identify and resolve issues in a simultaneous engineering environment.
Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include leading the design, development, validation, and release activities for various vehicle systems.
• We are looking for Design and Release Engineers to be responsible for commercial and passenger vehicle body-in-white, cab-in-white, closures, interior, and exterior systems.
• There will be a considerable level of interaction with the component suppliers to ensure required technical content of product.
• The Design and Release Engineer will create and maintain engineering documentation, direct the efforts of design personnel, oversee prototype builds, and track all system validation activities.
  

Qualifications:

• BSME minimum
• 3+ years' experience required in design, validation, manufacturing, and production release of vehicle systems for commercial and/or passenger vehicles
• Experience with the design of body-in-white, cab-in-white, closures, interior, or exterior systems
• Knowledge of GD&T principles and assembly level dimensional stack-ups
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes
• Specific experience managing supplier quality, cost, and timing is a plus
• Experienced in engineering documentation, FMEA, DVP&R, etc.
• Experience developing engineering test specifications
• Demonstrated experience planning and coordinating design and/or production validation testing (experience using reliability methods a plus)
• Ability to perform analysis and interpret test data to support product validation
• Demonstrated problem solving skills using Design of Experiments (DOE), 8D, etc.
• Must be a highly motivated team player with excellent organizational and communication skills
• Teamcenter experience a plus
• Ability to travel to Europe as required

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 5-10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Company Overview:
FEV is a globally leading engineering and digital mobility company. Together with our customers, we are shaping the future of the mobility sector for carbon-neutral and efficient, connected, and safe transportation. Through our in-depth expertise we provide customers and society with cutting-edge solutions for the highest value of mobility and the most advanced transport experience from A to B. Our expertise includes intelligent software and sustainable propulsion system development, as well as full vehicle engineering. Additionally, our range of services includes sophisticated systems engineering, cyber physical system development, software- and E/E-integration for software defined vehicles with highly automated and safe driving functionalities as well as vehicle integration. FEV's engineering capabilities span the entire mobility ecosystem including all on-road applications as well as rail, marine, aerospace, agriculture, construction, mining, and industrial applications. Additionally, we transfer our elaborate know-how and innovations to adjacent markets, such as the energy sector, to deliver best-in-class industry solutions.
The FEV Group currently employs 7,000 highly qualified specialists in customer-oriented development centers at more than 40 locations on five continents.
Headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI, FEV North America, Inc. employs more than 500 highly skilled specialists. For more about FEV please visit our website at www.fev.com
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled