Design Release Engineer – Seat Complete, Core Engineering

Role Overview

• Design, development, analysis, implementation, and validation of the complex Seat subsystems will be your day to day duties.
• Perform engineering design evaluations and concept development across vehicle programs using DFSS approach.
• Utilize engineering tools (DFMEA, ICDs, PFMEA) and leverage CAE groups including Safety Performance to successfully develop the best system design solutions.
• Complete DFME's (FIT) on time with quality.
• Package components, manage CAD development through supplier or GM designers and collaborate with other systems within the vehicle.
• Ensure best practices are incorporated in the CAD and seeks support when best practice not met.
• Work cross-functionally to support initial vehicle configuration work, realize cost optimization, deliver customer-driven requirements, and implement product and process improvements.
• Balance business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, timing, and content.
• Communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations (e.g. Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers) and lead the product development team (PDT).
• Track and resolve open issues with support.
• Review, support and apply benchmarking for design direction competitiveness.
• Support SVI team through early engagement.
• Understanding customer needs and architecture limitations.
• Integrate components, occupant and seating system.
• Look forward and anticipate usages (do not focus on point solutions).
• Develop RE-USE strategy across all Seating systems.
• Reduce component variants.
• Provide improvements and solutions to enable comfort and craftsmanship.
• Provide features and solutions for consistent quality assembly and closeout (to seat and vehicle).
• Support virtual validation goals.
• Incorporate lessons learned and continuous improvements based on physical validation and builds.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial and Systems Engineering/ Civil Engineering required
• Minimum 5+ years of developing and executing technical solutions for mechanical components to support new vehicle programs
• Previous Seat development experience
• Balancing business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, and timing
• Comfortable working with multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams
• Ability to deal optimally with ambiguity and forward-thinking environment
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) – Green belt certification required
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) – Black belt certification required

Tech Stack

• Assembly

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.