Exterior Door Lashes - Design Release Engineer

A Design Release Engineer (DRE) in this group at Stellantis manages components "from cradle to grave"—spanning initial concept development, supplier coordination, physical validation, and final manufacturing plant launch.

Key Responsibilities

• Component Ownership: Lead the complete technical design, development, packaging, and release of exterior door latching systems, cinch mechanisms, or handles.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Interface directly with Vehicle Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Assembly Plants, and external tier-1 suppliers.
• Quality & Validation: Build and execute DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and DVP&Rs (Design Verification Plan and Report) to resolve NVH, water-sealing, or functional robustness issues.
• Data & Tool Management: Review and package components within the vehicle environment using CAD tools like NX or CATIA V5.
• Production Support: Drive root-cause analysis investigations (5-Why, Red X) and provide launch support directly at manufacturing assembly plants.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a highly relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience: Typically requires 3 to 5+ years of automotive product engineering experience. Specific exposure to vehicle closures, latches, magnets, complex plastic assemblies, or soft-close mechanisms is heavily preferred.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with automotive production launch cycles (APQP, PPAP), GD&T, injection molding, or mechanism dynamics.

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.