Design and Release Engineer- Body in White (BIW)

Hinduja Tech Limited; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinduja Tech Limited in Auburn Hills, MI, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to own the design and release of BIW upper body components. You will model with NX, coordinate with suppliers and stamping plants, and manage CBOMs while ensuring manufacturability and regulatory compliance.

You will coordinate validation plans (DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA) and support onsite plant launches to address issues and drive robust design improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• +3 years of experience in automotive sheet metal development or related area.
• Proficient in CAD software (Teamcenter, NX, Vis Pro) and PLM systems.
• Strong knowledge of metal forming and joining techniques.
• Familiarity with GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance stack up, and typical automotive validation testing.
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated individual.
• Master’s degree in engineering or related technical field is preferred.
• KBE trained.
• Experience with internal and/or tier 1 stamping suppliers.
• Experience with problem solving such as Red-X.
• Experience with robust design such as DFSS.
• Knowledge of global automotive standards.
• Understanding of sheet metal grades and applications.
• Hands-on experience with vehicle body shop, pre-production builds and plant launch activities.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the design, development, and release of BIW upper body components/subassemblies.
• Collaborate with external suppliers, stamping plants, and vehicle plant body shop to meet milestones, manufacturability, cost, and performance.
• Develop and manage CBOM and quadris for subassemblies.
• Create Source Package documentation and manage technical reviews with suppliers and internal team.
• Define and track engineering validation plans (DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA) and coordinate physical testing.
• Provide onsite plant launch support to triage root causes and establish corrective actions for assembly and launch issues.
• Ensure designs comply with internal standards, vehicle performance targets, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate project status, risks, and deliverables to stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality teams.

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Teamcenter

NX

Vis Pro

Job description

• Own and manage the design, development, and release of BIW upper body components/subassemblies. This includes parametric modeling using NX.
• Work with external suppliers, internal stamping plants, and vehicle plant body shop to ensure manufacturability, cost, and material performance meet project milestones and vehicle functional objectives.
• Develop and manage CBOM and quadris for subassemblies
• Create Source Package technical documentation and manage technical reviews with the suppliers and internal team
• Define and track engineering validation plans (DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA) and coordinate physical testing.
• Provide onsite plant launch support to triage, root cause and establish corrective actions to address assembly, build variation, BSR or any other fit and finish items or launch gating issues.
• Ensure designs comply with internal standards, vehicle performance targets, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate project status, risks, and deliverables to stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and quality teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• +3 years of experience in automotive sheet metal development or related area.
• Proficient in CAD software (Teamcenter, NX, Vis Pro) and PLM systems.
• Strong knowledge of metal forming and joining techniques.
• Familiarity with GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance stack up, and typical automotive validation testing
• Excellent problem-solving and project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated individual.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• KBE trained
• Experience working directly with internal and/or tier 1 stamping suppliers.
• Experience with problem solving such as Red-X
• Experience with robust design such as DFSS
• Knowledge of global automotive standards
• Understanding of sheet metal grades and applications
• Hands-on experience with vehicle body shop, pre-production builds and plant launch activities.