Low Voltage Component Design & Release Engineer

Are you looking to work for a company that provides an innovative work environment, and your voice is heard? We are currently recruiting for a Low-Voltage Component Design Release Engineer to work onsite near Novi Michigan. There is a possibility that it could go hybrid at a later date.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Who we are:

LER TechForce is an industry leader in embedded controls, software, functional safety, and engineering talent. For over 20 years LER has been working with customers across North America. Follow us at: LER TechForce on LinkedIn.

What you will be doing:

• Own the design, development, integration, validation, and release of assigned low-voltage electrical and electronic modules (which may include vehicle control units, body control modules, digital displays, instrument clusters, telematics modules, ADAS integration units, gateways, and other low-voltage electronic devices used within vehicle platforms).
• Develop, maintain, and refine component-level technical, functional, electrical, communication, and diagnostic requirements.
• Define and manage module interfaces, including power, grounding, communication, inputs, outputs, and vehicle-level functionality.
• Lead technical evaluations and support supplier selection and sourcing activities.
• Manage supplier hardware, software, calibration, manufacturing, validation, and production-readiness activities.
• Develop and maintain component timing plans, validation plans, release documentation, and engineering deliverables.
• Track and report component development status, software maturity, validation progress, production readiness, risks, and open issues.
• Review supplier designs, schematics, drawings, specifications, interface-control documents, software release notes, test reports, and technical documentation.
• Ensure components communicate correctly with other vehicle systems and meet vehicle-level functional and diagnostic requirements.
• Support prototype, mule, design-validation, and production-validation vehicle builds.
• Provide on-site engineering support at prototype build locations, supplier facilities, and manufacturing plants.
• Lead component and vehicle-level troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Support production, field-service, warranty, and customer issues involving assigned modules.
• Ensure components meet performance, reliability, quality, safety, cybersecurity, cost, and timing requirements.
• Drive issues to closure while coordinating activities across suppliers and internal cross-functional teams.

What you'll need to be successful:

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Two to five years of engineering experience within the automotive industry.
• Experience developing or integrating automotive electrical modules, controllers, displays, or electronic systems.
• Understanding of vehicle electrical architectures, communication networks, and module interfaces.
• Familiarity with automotive communication protocols such as CAN and LIN.
• Understanding of automotive development phases, including mule, design validation, production validation, and production launch.
• Experience managing multiple components, suppliers, and development activities simultaneously.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with electrical, software, mechanical, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and service teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel to supplier engineering and manufacturing locations.