Design Release Engineer (Fuels)

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Design Release Engineer (Fuels) to lead the design, development, timing and production release of fuel system components.

You will collaborate with suppliers, CAE, test labs, and cross-functional teams to deliver milestones and resolve issues. Onsite at production plant and engineering offices.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical, 2-5+ years, knowledge of DFMEA, DVP&R, and NX/TeamCenter experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering required.
• 2–5+ years of overall experience in automotive design release or related field.
• Experience in Fuel Systems or UREA preferred; internship accepted.
• Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills.
• Experience with NX, TeamCenter and BOM/PLM is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all program milestone requirements on time and with quality.
• Manage design changes to components and resolve functional, durability, and assembly issues.
• Utilize DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and adherence of specifications & best practices.
• Lead technical design reviews at key program milestones and management reviews.
• Review validation setup and test results, and report findings to management.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure robust design through milestones & launch.
• Be on site at production plant & engineering office to support builds and issue resolution.
• Ensure quality post program launch by supporting warranty reviews.

Skills

DFMEA

PFMEA

DVP&R

Best practices

NX

TeamCenter

PLM/EBOM

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics

Electrical Engineering

Tools

NX

TeamCenter

PLM/EBOM

Job description

Job title: Design Release Engineer (Fuels)

Location: Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite)

Job Description:

This position will be responsible for the design, development, timing and production release of a system/component within Fuels Systems: Filler pipes, Fuel lines, Fuel Cap & Capless. Other responsibilities will include quality improvements, value optimization, weight reduction and other efficiency improvement initiatives including communicating technical product status to management.

The Design Release Engineer will interact with suppliers and will work closely with internal and external groups such as testing and prototype labs, Design Team, CAE engineers, vehicle program team, supplier operations and manufacturing plants.

• Deliver all program milestone requirements on time and with quality
• Manage design changes to components and resolve functional, durability, assembly issues as required
• Utilize engineering tools such as DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, application & adherence of specifications & best practices
• Lead technical design reviews for components at key program milestones and at management reviews
• Review validation setup at internal location or supplier, ensuring testing is performed to specification, review test results for accuracy and compliance requirements and report results to management
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (safety, packaging, program, design, advanced manufacturing) to ensure robust design of fuel components through program milestones & launch
• Be on site at production plant & engineering office to support builds and issue resolution
• Ensure quality post program launch by supporting warranty reviews

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering or related degree field.
• 2-5+ years of overall experience.
• 1 or more years of design/development automotive engineering experience in Fuel Systems and/or UREA, will consider an internship with Fuel Systems (UREA also considered) as part of that experience as well as Plant Quality/Manufacturing Engineering experience.
• Self-starter with strong leadership, communication & organizational skills and demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Experience in the following areas would be beneficial: Formula SAE, Baja, or similar experience in college.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fuel system experience preferred and can be in plumbing (lines/fuel filler), fuel tank, or EVAP commodities.
• Experience with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
• Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R).
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) preferred Belt certification.
• Solid understanding of system/component design.
• General understanding of NX, TeamCenter and Bill of Material Management (EBOM/Codep/PLM/Other).