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Exterior Accessories Design & Release Engineer

Expleo Group
Troy, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2026
EXPLEO GROUP USA is looking for an Exterior Accessories Design & Release Engineer to join a dynamic and expanding team in Troy, Michigan .

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We are a talent incubator. The time you spend at Expleo will turbo-charge your career, allowing you to work on complex technical challenges, enjoy opportunities to expand your skills and take part in inspiring, multi-disciplinary collaborations with your colleagues. Whether working on autonomous vehicles, green planes, the factories of tomorrow, or cutting-edge banking technology, you will have the opportunity to become a bolder version of yourself. Let’s change the game together.

Responsibilities

  • Create and manage Source Package documents.
  • Support Mopar Purchasing to review suppliers’ technical submissions and select suppliers.
  • Design and release new Accessories for Body and Exterior commodities.
  • Support component supplier development activities as needed.
  • Support component and vehicle prototype efforts to demonstrate early proof of concept.
  • Host weekly engineering development meetings with the supplier and Mopar team members.
  • Lead vehicle and system-level testing for assigned projects.
  • Approve Engineering PPAP documents (Drawings, Dimensional, Validation).
  • Track and manage projects for on-time launch.
  • Lead change management of assigned components as needed.
  • Manage root cause analysis of assigned quality issues, tracked through GIMs.
  • Manage Cost Savings initiatives of assigned components (technical and commercial).

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Must have proven experience in designing exterior automotive accessories using metal materials, including metal structures, brackets, and exterior sheet-metal assemblies. GD&T knowledge is a plus.

Expleo Values

We are guided by shared values in all things we do: Courage, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Accountability.

  • Courage – We are bold thinkers and doers, always ready to take on new challenges. We think of ourselves as entrepreneurs, matching creativity with vigilance.
  • Excellence – We are united by a shared ambition: change the game, together. Continuous performance is both an objective and a mindset.
  • Collaboration –Teamwork and emotional intelligence are what makes us stand out in a crowd. We stand shoulder to shoulder, with our clients and our peers, through good times and setbacks.
  • Respect – We are a hive of different profiles, and we place a high value on openness and transparency. We show respect, always.
  • Accountability – We are reliable. We celebrate our successes, we take responsibility and learn from our failures. This is why we protect our “right to fail” as an opportunity to bounce back and progress.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, production support, MRO, and quality services, with a presence in over 30 countries. To find out more, visit www.expleogroup.com

Expleo is an equal opportunity employer. We commit to non-discrimination in all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring fair and unbiased hiring practices.

Benefits

We offer:

  • A professional and dynamic work setting
  • Cutting-edge industrial projects that will advance your career

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