Lead Systems Engineer

Strattec Security Corporation; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Company-paid life insurance

Wellness program

Job summary

Strattec Security Corporation is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI. This role involves leading the design and engineering development of electro-mechanical products for automotive closure systems.

The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering and will be responsible for product design and multi-disciplinary reviews, coordinating prototypes, and working closely with manufacturing engineers.

Competitive compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits are offered from day one.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product development required.
• Experience in mechatronics and mechanisms design is required.
• Good oral and written English skills; Korean or Spanish is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design, engineering, and development of assigned programs.
• Maintain BOM on assigned products.
• Coordinate prototype builds on assigned programs.
• Represent Strattec in Program Development Team meetings.
• Travel required (~10%).

Skills

Electro-mechanical device design

Strength of material calculations

Experience with MS Office

Tolerance stacks

Dimensioning and tolerances

GD&T principles

Design for manufacturability

Working with CAE analysis

Education

BSME (Mechanical Engineering)

Job description

Lead Systems Engineer

Auburn Hills, PA

At Strattec, we’re reshaping how people experience and interact with their vehicles by making access seamless, secure, and safe. In partnership with leading OEMs, we design and deliver highly engineered solutions that create the ultimate access experience for consumers.

What sets us apart is how we work and the people who make it happen. Guided by our culture pillars, Think New, Do Together, and Own It, we collaborate across disciplines and take ownership of meaningful challenges. Our people bring new ideas to life and turn ambition into impact.

If you’re an integrator, problem solver, or forward thinker who wants to do work that matters, you’ll find the opportunity here to grow your craft and contribute to something bigger that shapes the future of the automotive industry.

Ready to help shape the future of access? Join us at Strattec.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base pay, regular salary reviews, and short‑term incentive opportunities
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with eligibility starting day one
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, sick time, and bereavement for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match up to 5 percent and immediate vesting
• Company‑paid life insurance coverage to support you and your beneficiaries
• Wellness program supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing, plus opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• Additional local benefits may apply depending on location or facility

SUMMARY

• The Lead Product Engineer at Strattec will lead the design and engineering development of electro‑mechanical products for various automotive closure systems.
• Need to have experience in designing, engineering and developing electro‑mechanical devices.
• Power sliding door actuators, power deck‑lid actuators, power lift‑gate actuators, power side door actuators and power running board actuators are among the products that will be developed.
• The above electro‑mechanical actuators may include motors, clutches, gearboxes, injection molded plastics, powdered metal components, stampings, roll formered components, extrusions and castings.
• The lead product engineer will be supported by various other engineers in the group. This team of engineers will develop the entire drive unit mechanism for the power closure system.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for product design, engineering and development of assigned programs.
• Leads multi‑disciplined design reviews on programs assigned.
• Maintains BOM on assigned products.
• Coordinates prototype builds on assigned programs, including development of prototype build control plan.
• Works closely with manufacturing engineers and purchasing on component procurement.
• Represents Strattec in weekly Program Development Team meetings with customer.
• Utilizes the Strattec Program Development Process (PDP) for program implementation.
• Periodic travel required (~10%).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be able to conceptualize, plan and develop small electro‑mechanical devices and mechanisms.
• Must be able to perform strength of material and static force calculations.
• Must have experience with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Must have experience performing tolerance stacks.
• Must have experience dimensioning and applying tolerances to components and assemblies.
• Must have a working knowledge of GD&T principles.
• Must have experience with design for manufacturability/assembly (mechanisms, metal stampings, plastic injection molded parts, die cast parts, gears etc).
• Must have experience in working with CAE analysis team (FEA, ADAMS, Moldflow etc).

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• BSME is required (Mechanical Engineering).
• 10+ years of experience in product development required.
• Mechatronics, Mechanisms and/or Electro‑mechanical system design experience is required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Good oral and written English language skills.
• Korean language is preferred.
• Spanish language is desirable.
• Strong technical writing skills are required.

Strattec is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, and age.