Design and Release Engineer

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We are looking for multiple Design and Release Engineers to work in Dearborn. These roles are 100% onsite. The Design Release Engineers (DRE) drives system level design and engineering work on projects from concept to production.

Roles:

• Plans and formulates workflow of self and others to meet specified deadlines with minimum of supervision.
• Has engineering responsibility and can lead specific phases of projects i.e., technical studies, specification writing, establishing technical plans.
• Develops, coordinates development plans and drives own engineering activities accordingly. Plans, initiates, and coordinates other activities such as analysis, mechanical development, procurement, quality management.
• Can initiate and coordinate and participate in design FMEA's in a technical role (not as a moderator).
• Co-ordinates project meetings, design reviews and sign off reviews.
• Responsibility for reports and presentations (internal and to customer)
• Resolves engineering and design conflicts. Being able to judge when to escalate to project management, chief engineer, etc.
• Maintain interface with other systems of the overall project.
• Owns all system engineering tasks relating to system responsibility i.e.:
• Architecture
• Resolving design constraints and establishing interfaces
• DFMEA's, DVPR's
• BOM input
• Coordinating input from other skill teams as required i.e. analysis
• Supplier negotiations and lead-time planning
• Change management
• Customer interface
• Drives release/sign-off process and makes sure that all activities are planned, executed and targets met for release according to project timing plan
• Makes sure that all design, analysis, and mech. dev. deliverables are met according to project timing plan
• Able to coordinate work to meet tight deadlines
• Awareness of costs and budgets
• Lead and author single team proposals
• Provide engineering leadership to project team
• All other duties/responsibilities as required
  
  

Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related
• Master's degree preferred
• 3-5 years' experience in powertrain design
• Excellent knowledge of more than one area of engine systems
• CAD skills, preferable Catia V5, (not required but would be an advantage)
• Can lead system engineering process i.e.
• P-diagrams and boundary diagrams
• DFMEA's
• DVP&R
• Supplier negotiations
• Team leader skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Effectively communicates to customers
• Good understanding of CAE tools and practices
• Good understanding of mechanical development
• Understanding of quality management tools