Design Release Engineer (DRE) (1149650)

Location: Farmington Hills, MI

About the role

Responsible for controlling and coordinating design and development activities for new and existing products. Owns engineering activities including design, development, testing, scheduling, engineering changes, project execution, and coordination with internal teams. Provides technical direction to technicians, designers, and less-experienced engineers while managing multiple projects with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Control and coordinate design and development activities for new and existing products.
• Own engineering activities: design, development, testing, scheduling, engineering changes, project execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams.
• Provide technical direction to technicians, designers, and less-experienced engineers.
• Manage multiple projects with limited supervision.

Requirements

• Mechanical Engineer with approximately 5–15 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Preference for candidates with plastics and/or mechanical systems experience.
• Solid engineering experience; preference for product/component ownership rather than pure project coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline; Master's degree acceptable.
• 5–15 years of relevant engineering experience; strongest target range approximately 6–12 years.
• Automotive OEM/Tier 1 engineering background strongly preferred.
• Experience functioning as a Design Release Engineer, Product Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or Component Engineer.
• Experience owning products/components through design, development, validation, engineering changes, and launch.
• Strong preference for plastics, injection molding, HVAC, mechanical assemblies, or mechanical systems experience.
• Experience with DFMEA/FMEA, VA/VE, DFM/DFA, engineering changes, testing/validation, and manufacturing interfaces.
• Comfortable coordinating designers, technicians, suppliers, manufacturing, and other engineering disciplines.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; able to manage multiple engineering projects simultaneously.

Skills

• Plastics and injection molding knowledge.
• HVAC and mechanical assemblies.
• Mechanical systems.
• DFMEA/FMEA, VA/VE, DFM/DFA.
• Engineering change management.
• Testing and validation.
• Manufacturing interface coordination.
• Project coordination and supervision.
• Organizational and communication abilities.

Pay

$95,000.00 – $105,000.00 USD annually

Schedule

Hybrid role (remote and on-site)