Design Release Engineer - Battery Degas and Simultaneous Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the continued design and development of degas components, ensuring alignment with vehicle and powertrain requirements.
• Develop and refine concepts for degas components for new applications based on functional, safety, and performance requirements.
• Support CAD modeling, FEA (Finite Element Analysis), and other design validation methods to ensure degas systems and components meet all functional requirements.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams (electrical, thermal, packaging) to integrate the degas components into the overall powertrain/battery architecture.
• Manage design release activities from early concept through production, including the timely completion of B-Sample, C-Sample, X0, X1, X2, and X3 milestones.
• Own the Bill of Materials (BOM) and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) for degas components.
• Ensure all parts meet quality, cost, and timing requirements.
• Drive the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) for degas components, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and customer specifications.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, suppliers, and quality, to ensure the successful release and implementation of designs.
• Provide technical leadership and support during the development and production stages to resolve design issues, material selection challenges, and process-related problems.
• Lead DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and other risk assessment activities to ensure design robustness and mitigate potential issues.
• Lead in the development of testing strategies for degas systems and components.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure design feasibility, cost competitiveness, and manufacturability of degas components.
• Collaborate with validation teams to define and implement validation testing, ensuring degas components meet functional and performance metrics.
• Work with cross-functional team of suppliers, quality, purchasing, and engineering to resolve any quality issues related to degas components.
• Documentation & Reporting: Develop and maintain engineering documentation, including design specifications, drawings, test plans, and validation reports.
• Report on project status, timelines, and risk assessments to senior management and stakeholders.
• Simultaneous Engineering: Lead simultaneous engineering meetings between product engineering and manufacturing.
• Maintain an open issues list of manufacturing related development issues.
• Drive cross-functional teams to resolve open manufacturing related development issues.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited school or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working in automotive industry.
• Experience in powertrain is preferred (battery or internal combustion).
• Understanding of various manufacturing and related processes, metal stamping, welding, plastic injection molding, etc.
• Strong understanding of GD&T principles and processes.
• Understanding of structural & thermal CAE analysis, as well as CFD analysis.
• Understanding of product development documentation such as, DFMEA and DVP&R.
• Understanding of Mechanics of Materials, Sealing systems, fasteners.
• Ability to author system/component level requirements.
• Strong interpersonal communication, team/leadership skills/experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills/experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering from ABET accredited school or equivalent.
• Working experience in creation and execution of validation plans.
• Critical character traits to ensure success: Action Oriented, Dealing with Ambiguity, Customer Focus, Problem Solving.
• Working experience with 3D cad programs, preferably Siemens NX.
• 5+ years of relevant experience working in automotive industry.
• Experience in powertrain is preferred (battery or internal combustion).
• 3+ years of experience with high voltage battery development, preferably with degas/venting.