Cluster DRE

The AES Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Group is seeking a Cluster DRE to oversee design reviews and specification conformance for automotive components at Auburn Hill, Michigan. You will coordinate APQP deliverables with suppliers, manage DFMEA/Process FMEA, and drive changes and validation activities across HW/SW/Mechanical domains.

You will lead technical reviews, ensure packaging and safety compliance, and maintain thorough documentation and KPI tracking throughout the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Review APQP deliverables on schedule; ensure supplier provides them on time with required maturity; ensure 3D model and packaging reviews meet specs.
• Ensure component drawings align with design rules and main interfaces/pinouts; ensure regulatory compliance; ensure cyber security recommendations and tests meet rules.
• Ensure DFMEA and Process FMEA are managed on time with consistency; obtain validation reports and justification; organize technical reviews with client stakeholders and steer action plans for freezing (HW, SW, Mechanical, Optical, Safety, PCB layout...).
• Manage Engineering Change requests and Change notifications; provide detailed analysis supporting main features while addressing fixes (failure tree analysis, 5 Why); provide KPI updates to project team.
• Timing plan for modernization and flashing campaigns within the plant.
• Store and record documentation supporting decisions and design choices; provide minutes detailing decisions and actions with dates and pilots; maintain a list of open issues and status.
• Main documentation describing recommendations for packaging and supplier inputs; if part qualifies for safety, include justifications and safety reports.
• Plant documentation to assess part assembly compliance for sign-off.
• Documentation supporting technical assessment in supplier offers; ensure follow-up and updates to technical package.
• SW, HW, MK technical reviews with suppliers and verify compliance with specifications.
• Mechanical deep dive with suppliers on action plans to recover from non-compliance with specs.
• HW/SW deep dives with suppliers; document progress with milestones; ensure part release management with supplier.
• GIM triaging, issue management with warranty and quality follow-up and supplier communication.
• Post-release/warranty analysis and after-sale issue management; service bulletins and logistics; collect production needs and KPI management.
• Presentation to validation panel for OTA/FOTA updates in serial life; coordinate with OTA assessment teams and captive fleet for approvals.
• Identify concerned features and link to supplier convergence; manage cost/volume with suppliers using STLA processes/tools.

Job description

Role name: Cluster DRE

Work Location: Auburn Hill, Michigan (Onsite)

About The AES Group:

For over 20 years, The AES Group has been a trusted technology staffing and services partner to some of the world's most innovative enterprises. We bring businesses and talent together to deliver impactful cloud, data, AI, and digital solutions that transform organizations and create lasting value. At AES, we believe partnerships are the cornerstone of sustainable growth. By forging strategic alliances with IT staffing firms, MSPs, and government prime contractors, we amplify our reach, deliver greater value to clients, and accelerate innovation. Our success is built on collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to solving complex workforce challenges together.

Key responsibilities

• Review on schedule the deliverables needeed in APQP grids, and ensure supplier is providing some of them on time with required maturity.Ensure 3D model is delivered and packaging review are set and in compliance with Packaging technical specification and requirements. Follow-up of the 3D model design convergence, progress and release,nomenclature, the packaging of the part and interfaces management, etc.
• Ensure Component drawings are set according design rules and complies the main interfaces and pin out from the part. Ensure Compliance with regulations applicable to the part. Ensure the availability of Cybercsecurity recommendations and compliance of tests with rules.
• Ensure DFMEA (Design Failure Modes their Effects and Analysis) and Process FMEA are managed on time with relevant consistency. Get Validation report and associated justification along the development. Organization and planning of technical reviews with associated client stakeholders/ partners and steering of action plans for freezing (HW, SW, Mechanical, Optical, Safety, PCB layout...).
• Manage Engineering Change request and Change notification for the part. Detailes analysis that supports main features functionalities while issues fixing (failure tree analysis reports, 5 Why, etc.). Provide KPI and issues follow-up to project team to ensure relevant maturity and Sw stability to the part
• Timing plan associated to modernization and flashing campaign within the plant
• Store and records any documentation supporting decision and / or justifying design choices during the development. Provide a minutes report to each meeting detailing decision and action plans with dates and pilots. Maintain a list reporting all the open issues and their status.
• Main documentation describing the recommendations from the engineering team for packaging of the part (lessons learned) and those from supplier. If part is eligible to safety requirements, ensure that relevant justifications and reports confirms compliance with safety rules
• Plant documentation that assess part compliance for its assembly that needs to be signed off.
• Documentation that supports technical assessment in front of each suppliers offer, and provide a statement on them. Ensure follow-up and tracking of main deliverables along the development. SW, Hw, MK documentation that can support RFQ and all along the development. Based on engineering changes : ensure the relevant update on technical package
• SW, Hw, MK technical review with suppliers and check compliance with specifications (compliance from the supplier)
• Mechanical : Deep dive with suppliers on action plan to recover from non compliance on specifications
• HW / SW : Deep dive with suppliers on action plan to recover from non compliance on specifications. Formalization of documentation linked to the progress of development ( SW, HW,reports ) with respect to project milestones and maturities.Ensure part release management in coordination with supplier
• GIM Triaging, issue management with GIM tool waranty and quality issue follow up and supplier communication
• Post Release/Warranty claim analysis, after sale issue management linked to claim and waranty. technical service bulletin RSU SOL etc. Vehilce Parts Logistics, collect the vhl needs to request from production per phase, score cards and KPI managemnet
• Presentation to the pannel of validation for OTA/FOTA update in serial life For FOTA components(Radio/TBM upgrade, present,work with OTA assessment team, validation teams ,captive fleet ,FOTA campaigns and gain all the approvals.
• Identify the concerned feature and link with them to help answer the supplier Specification convergence/QIA. Cost Management, Link between purchasing/buyer and supplier bulletin management Using STLA process/tools for aligning on Cost /volume with suppliers(CCD/PO)