Design Release Engineer (contract)

Capgemini; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 36,382 - 56,839; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Design and Release Engineer to lead software development and validation testing of the Instrument Cluster module. The role involves managing software progress globally and ensuring the quality and performance of components across various vehicle programs. Candidates should have expertise in vehicle system engineering, strong problem-solving abilities, and leadership experience to manage supplier teams. Competitive pay at $26.41 - $41.26 per hour with benefits.

Qualifications

• System integration experience and ECU development releasing experience.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, LIN, CAN protocols and troubleshooting.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development to meet program timing/quality.
• Manage software release planning and reporting to meet milestones.
• Work with cross-functional teams to meet packaging requirements.

Skills

System integration experience

Understanding of vehicle system engineering

Familiar with Ethernet, LIN and CAN protocols

Strong leadership skills

High level of problem solving

Software Issue Management

Ability to lead software management meetings

Job description

Design and Release Engineer is responsible in software development and software validation testing of Instrument Cluster module & will be responsible for managing the progress of the software development at a global level across all brands through all development phases. The engineer will have direct responsibility for the quality, performance, and release activities of the component.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development to meet program timing/quality and compliance
• Create a detailed component development plan and other project documents/manage the software release planning and report outs for all vehicle programs to ensure milestones are met on time.
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure packaging and component interface requirements are achieved
• Software / Feature planning and execution (as required) with Tier1/Internal SW teams for Requirement’s clarification management/ Change Request (CR) response / planning / execution, Software Readiness Reports/ SW release planning/ diagnostic definition and approval/GIMs closure planning (sw related)/sw delivery for PWB with CVVR
• Be the key interface with supplier/internal SW delivery teams for Requirement, cost, release & issue management
• Ensure that all suppliers have the required information and resources to carry out their tasks effectively
• Responsible for supplier management for hardware and software releases as per the vehicle timeline, implementation of quality improvements, including quality analysis of issues, leading supplier engagement, visit to customer vehicles to dive deeper into issues, and drive closure of open issues and validate software fixes
• Vehicle Software repository and Validation management for the respective component
• Perform initial triage of system level issues based on CAN logs & support in root cause activities during development and manufacturing
• Participate in War rooms, and discussion on GIMS analysis, status and closure for the respective component working with all stakeholders
• Tracking status of yellow/fixed GIMS with Validation /test teams for the respective component
• Interface with SWAT teams for Plant issues & create component SCR as required for minimizing impact to plant
• Test/Test Drive the vehicles for the component functionality as required

Mandatory Skills

• System integration experience, understanding of vehicle system engineering & ECU development and releasing experience
• Familiar with Ethernet, LIN and CAN/CAN-FD protocols & System Troubleshooting
• Strong leadership skills (prepared to lead a supplier team) with experience managing suppliers and/or engineers
• High level of problem solving and analytical skills
• Software Issue Management - Open issues list management and dispositioning
• Software Issue Triage - First level triage to determine appropriate issue owner
• Ability to lead software management meetings
• Ability to communicate status of issues from triage to issue closure
• Work directly with client Software team and supplier software teams
• Ability to create PowerPoint slides to communicate issue status

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $26.41/hour - $41.26/hour. Our offered benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.