Accessory Interior Design Release Engineer - Validation

LER TechForce; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LER Product Design, LLC seeks an Accessory Interior Design Release Engineer - Validation in Columbus, Indiana, with telecommuting permitted 1 day/week and travel to various U.S. worksites.

The role focuses on leading validation activities for automotive interior programs, ensuring safety and data integrity in testing, and documenting results in Polarion. You'll develop and manage DVP&R documentation, timing plans, test requests, and cost-saving initiatives, while collaborating with RFQ teams on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and 3 years of validation/testing experience.
• Experience in vehicle interior product engineering (instrument panels, doors, trim, seating).
• Experience with ALM tools such as Polarion or Teamcenter.
• DVP&R creation and maintenance experience.
• Design Verification and Product Validation testing experience.
• RFQ development and supplier quote evaluation experience.
• Cost estimating, tracking and benefit analysis experience.
• Validation timing plan development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation activities for automotive interior programs.
• Ensure validation testing complies with safety and data integrity requirements.
• Document validation using Polarion and drive issue closure to meet program timing.
• Procure test vendor quotes and develop purchase orders and test requests.
• Support Quote team with cost estimates.
• Develop, manage and publish DVP&R documentation for subsystems.
• Develop and maintain validation timing plans.
• Generate and implement cost-saving initiatives.

Skills

Validation engineering

DVP&R documentation

RFQ development

Cost estimating

Project scheduling

Test coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Polarion

Teamcenter

Job description

Job Location: 305 Franklin Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.

Duties

LER Product Design, LLC seeks an Accessory Interior Design Release Engineer - Validation in Columbus,

Indiana, and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. Telecommuting permitted 1 day/week. Duties: lead validation activities for automotive interior programs; ensure that validation testing complies with safety and data integrity and integration requirements; document validation using Polarion and drive issue closure to meet program timing requirements; procure test vendor quotes; develop purchase order and test requests; support the Quote team with cost estimates; develop, manage and publish Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) documentation for subsystems; develop and maintain validation timing plans; generate and implement cost saving initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or related engineering field, and 3 years of experience in a validation engineering or testing position. Included within the 3 years of experience, must have experience in all of the following: vehicle interior product engineering (instrument panels, door trim, floor consoles, trim, or seating); Application Lifecycle Management (Polarion or Teamcenter); DVP&R creation and maintenance; design Verification and Product Validation testing; request for Quotation (RFQ) development and supplier quote evaluation; cost estimating, tracking, and benefit analysis; validation timing plan development.