Automotive Lighting Design & Release Engineer

CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc.; Dearborn, Long Beach (MI, CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc. seeks an experienced automotive lighting engineer to lead the development and release of headlamps, rear lamps, and auxiliary lamps.

You will translate system requirements into component specifications, coordinate concept development, manage supplier deliverables, tooling, and production release, and ensure integration of optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sealing, and styling requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5 years of experience developing and releasing automotive lighting components from concept through launch.
• Working knowledge of 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), DFMEA, and engineering change processes.
• Experience with lighting optics, photometry, beam patterns, and lamp performance targets.
• Familiarity with vehicle lighting regulations and certification processes for target markets.
• Experience with lamp packaging, sealing, thermal management, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with electrical interfaces, wiring/connectors, diagnostics, and integration with vehicle controls.
• Strong testing and validation planning, test-result review, supplier quality, and production-readiness activities.
• Location: Dearborn MI or Long Beach CA.
• English (C1-C2)
• 6 months contract

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development and release of automotive lighting components (headlamps, rear lamps, auxiliary lamps).
• Translate system and vehicle requirements into component specifications, interfaces, and design deliverables.
• Coordinate concept development, design maturation, supplier deliverables, tooling, and production release.
• Manage integration of optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sealing, and styling requirements.
• Develop and maintain DFMEAs and support validation planning and issue resolution.
• Coordinate testing and verification (photometric, environmental, durability, vibration, thermal, water ingress).
• Support vehicle builds, design reviews, regulatory compliance activities, and production launch.
• Maintain product data and engineering release information in 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX).

Skills

Lighting optics

Photometry

Beam patterns

Light-source tech

Lamp performance

Regulations knowledge

Lamp packaging

Thermal management

Electrical interfaces

Diagnostics

System integration

Validation planning

Supplier quality

Production readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

3DEXPERIENCE (3DX)

DFMEA

Engineering change processes

Job description

CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc. seeks an experienced automotive lighting engineer to lead the development and release of headlamps, rear lamps, and auxiliary lamps.

You will translate system requirements into component specifications, coordinate concept development, manage supplier deliverables, tooling, and production release, and ensure integration of optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sealing, and styling requirements.