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Design Release Engineer
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What they do
An Automotive Engineer creates and improves mechanisms for automotive components.
$97,620 / year median in Michigan
-2% projected decline
Job Description
10-15+ yrs Automotive + Body Electronics + DRE + Electrical + ECU ownership + OEM/Tier 1 experience. The candidate must be a true Body Electronics DRE/Engineering Owner. They should have owned the electrical/electronic product from concept → design → supplier → validation → launch → production , rather than simply working in testing, integration, calibration, software, wiring, or manufacturing. 10-15+ years of automotive Body Electronics experience Strong Electrical background - not Mechanical Must have worked as a Design & Release Engineer (DRE) Must have owned Body Electronics/ECU products end-to-end from design through production launch Experience with BCM, Door Modules, Keyless Entry, Lighting, HVAC, TPMS, Parking Brake, Sensors/Actuators , etc. Strong experience working with Tier 1 suppliers and OEM engineering teams Experience with hardware + embedded software OEM experience preferred - Ford, GM, Stellantis, VW, Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Scout, etc.