Soft Trim Interior Design Release Engineer

Alten USA • Auburn Hills, MI • 7h ago

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life-from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and manage the design, development, and release of Soft Trim Interior components (Soft Trim, Cargo, Carpet, Frunk related experience).

This includes parametric modeling using NX.

Work with external suppliers, internal stamping plants, and vehicle plant body shop to ensure manufacturability, cost, and material performance meet project milestones and vehicle functional objectives.

Develop and manage CBOM and quadris for subassemblies

Create Source Package technical documentation and manage technical reviews with the suppliers and internal Client teams.

Define and track engineering validation plans (DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA) and coordinate physical testing.

Provide onsite plant launch support to triage, root cause and establish corrective actions to address assembly, build variation, BSR or any other fit and finish items or launch gating issues.

Ensure designs comply with internal standards, vehicle performance targets, and regulatory requirements.

Communicate project status, risks, and deliverables to stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality teams.

Requirements/Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.

5 years of experience in automotive sheet metal development or related area.

Proficient in CAD software (Teamcenter, NX, Vis Pro) and PLM systems.

Strong knowledge of metal forming and joining techniques.

Familiarity with GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance stack up, and typical automotive validation testing

Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Self-motivated individual. Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in engineering or related technical field.

KBE trained

Experience working directly with internal and/or tier 1 stamping suppliers.

Experience with problem solving such as Red-X

Experience with robust design such as DFSS

Experience with Client change management, release, and warranty systems

Knowledge of global automotive standards

Understanding of sheet metal grades and applications

Hands-on experience with vehicle body shop, pre-production builds and plant launch activities.

Travel:

Occasional travel required to supplier sites, test labs, proving grounds and manufacturing facilities.

Some travel to manufacturing facilities outside U.S. in Canada and Mexico may be required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice (https://www.alten.com/careers/job-offers/) on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

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