Chassis & Brake Systems Design Release Engineer

Dorleco; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorleco in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Mechanical Engineer specializing in brake systems to lead design, validation, and integration activities across vehicle programs.

The role emphasizes system-level DFMEA/SFMEA, brake component design release, and hands-on brake testing or chassis development. A MS in Mechanical Engineering and strong analytical/problem-solving skills are required; valid driver's license preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of vehicle level system design and validation.
• Knowledge of brake system performance and sizing modeling/analysis.
• DFMEA/SFMEA and DVP-R experience such as writing, reviewing, and executing a system-level DVP for a brake system.
• Proven problem solving skillset (e.g., Shainin, DFSS, Red X) and strong analytical abilities.
• Brake testing/development experience or chassis development with a valid driver's license.
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in vehicle testing, preferably brake testing.
• Brake system modeling and system analysis experience.
• Design and release experience of brake components.

Skills

Vehicle systems design

Validation experience

Brake system modeling

DFMEA/SFMEA

DVP-R experience

Root cause analysis

Brake testing

Chassis development

Analytical skills

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dorleco in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Mechanical Engineer specializing in brake systems to lead design, validation, and integration activities across vehicle programs.

The role emphasizes system-level DFMEA/SFMEA, brake component design release, and hands-on brake testing or chassis development. A MS in Mechanical Engineering and strong analytical/problem-solving skills are required; valid driver's license preferred.