Automotive Lighting DRE – Exterior & Interior

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA seeks a Design Release Engineer for automotive lighting to lead design, integration, and production launch of exterior and interior lighting systems. You will own the product lifecycle, collaborate with Design Studio, Thermal/FEA, and Packaging teams, and guide Tier-1 suppliers through the APQP process to meet cost, mass, timing, and quality targets.

The role requires expertise in DFMEAs, GD&T, DVP&R, and robust root-cause analysis to resolve testing and production

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing automotive lighting product lifecycle from concept to SOP.
• Familiar with regulatory/standards compliance for automotive lighting.
• Strong problem-solving skills in root-cause analysis and quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, integration, and production launch of exterior and interior lighting systems.
• Manage Tier-1 supplier relationships through APQP, ensuring cost, mass, timing, and quality targets.
• Coordinate with Design Studio, Thermal/FEA, and Packaging to meet styling and functional constraints.
• Define and implement DFMEAs, GD&T requirements, and DVP&R documents.
• Investigate failures (8D, 5-Why) and address ingress/condensation and dimensional variations.

Skills

Lighting design

APQP process

DVP&R

DFMEA

GD&T

Root-cause analysis

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ECUs

LED optics

Job description

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA seeks a Design Release Engineer for automotive lighting to lead design, integration, and production launch of exterior and interior lighting systems. You will own the product lifecycle, collaborate with Design Studio, Thermal/FEA, and Packaging teams, and guide Tier-1 suppliers through the APQP process to meet cost, mass, timing, and quality targets.

The role requires expertise in DFMEAs, GD&T, DVP&R, and robust root-cause analysis to resolve testing and production