Design Release Engineer

Design Release Engineer at Acro Service Corp Design Release Engineer at Acro Service Corp in Madison Heights, Michigan Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Position will be responsible for design and release engineering of exterior lighting components. This may include upfront design and development and/or program launch/current product continuous improvement execution. This person will be responsible for managing design and development of their components and working cross functionally with multiple other teams (studio/program team/purchasing/supplier quality/supplier/manufacturing/etc). They will own and manage their parts list and will work to meet all development milestones on time and with quality. They will lead root cause analysis and problem resolution of issues that range from warranty to assembly plant issues. This person will be responsible for leading a PDT (Product Development Team) to drive issue resolution, quality improvement, cost reduction and design optimization. Team & key projects: Cross-functional PDTs with exterior/electrical engineering, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and global suppliers. Focused on end-to-end exterior lamp development (headlamps, tail lamps, small lamps) for EV and ICE programs.

Team purpose:

Own exterior lamp design and feasibility from performance requirements and packaging through math data, optical/tooling feasibility, and launch to deliver robust, compliant, brand-defining lighting.

Why the opening:

Backfill for an internal move; ongoing need driven by active and upcoming programs and advanced lighting content.

Experience:

prefer 2+ years in exterior lighting or injection-molded plastic part design (or clearly equivalent). Core technologies / skills (required):

• Strong NX and Teamcenter/Unigraphics skills (math creation, packaging, release).
• Experience with vehicle integration and design trade-offs (appearance, performance, cost, mass, complexity, manufacturability, timing).
• Working knowledge of SOR, ICD, DFMEA, DVP&R, GD&T, drawing/BOM creation.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of global exterior lighting regulations and installation criteria.
• Experience with global suppliers and full program execution from concept through launch.
• Experience with lit mechanizations, feature communication graphics, day/night architecture reviews.
• MS in a relevant engineering discipline.

Top 3 must-have hard skills 1 Product Development Team leadership Lead cross-functional meetings with various groups (quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, program teams and external suppliers. 2 Exterior lighting or injection-molded plastic part design experience Prefer at least 2 years directly in exterior lighting or comparable complex plastics; understands performance, manufacturing, and integration constraints. 3 Structured engineering & requirements/process skills Practical use of SOR, ICD, DFMEA, DVP&R, GD&T, drawings/BOM to drive robust, launch-ready designs.