Product Development Engineer — Design Release

CKGP/PW & Associates, Inc.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Inc. is a globally leading, independent engineering services provider that combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends. Our experts develop mobility and industrial solutions for leading automotive manufacturers.

As a Product Development Engineer — Design Release in Novi, you will design, engineer, and release production-ready components for the SDS-G sensor platform on Hyundai-based vehicles, collaborating with CAE and EDS teams to ensure seamless integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automotive design/release engineering experience.
• Experience releasing components through PLM systems (Enovia).
• Proficiency in DFM for casting, molding, 3D printing, and machined parts.
• Experience with PPAP and DFMEA processes.
• Experience with supplier-facing design negotiations and issue tracking.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and release production-ready components within the SDS-G sensor and compute suite on Hyundai platform.
• Package and integrate SDS components for sensor field of view, structure, and service access.
• Coordinate with OEM partner Hyundai on base-vehicle changes including structure, trim, electrical.
• Lead DFM assessments for prototype manufacture, including PU poured, machined, or 3D-printed parts.
• Manage issues in the Buganizer system and support DFMEA close-out.
• Own parts through Beta/PP/Production release and ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with CAE and EDS teams on geometry, materials, and routing.

Skills

Automotive design experience

Supplier negotiation

Problem solving

Tools

CATIA

PLM Enovia

Job description

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Product Development Engineer — Design Release Novi, MI

EDAG Inc. is a globally leading, independent engineering services provider that combines excellent engineering with the latest technology trends. We are the experts in the all-round development of complete vehicles and smart factories. Our interdisciplinary expertise in the areas of software and digitalization means that we have the crucial skills to actively shape dynamic transformation processes as an innovative partner.

Development with passion. That's us.

With an interdisciplinary team of around 9,000 experts, EDAG develops unique mobility and industrial solutions for customers that include the world's leading automotive and non-automotive companies.

This is how you will grow:

Designs, engineers, and releases production-ready components and structures that integrate the client's next-generation SDS-G sensor and compute suite onto the Hyundai based platform, carrying forward the SDS-F architecture and re-engineering it as required for the new sensor generation.

• Package and integrate SDS components/modules within the vehicle, optimizing for sensor field of view, structure, and service/assembly access.
• Communicate and negotiate technical base-vehicle changes with OEM partner Hyundai, including structure, trim, electrical, and cleaning package interfaces.
• Engineer structural integration elements including roof pod, rear bumper/fascia, tailgate-mounted, fender pod, front bumper/fascia, front grill pod, and trunk/interior package structures, plus A-surface enclosures.
• Integrate SDS modules (camera, radar, lidar, audio), cleaning system components, thermal management provisions, driver monitoring system, and market-specific taxi meters.
• Manage issues in the client’s Buganizer system through to closure, and support DFMEA management and close-out.
• Own parts through successful Beta/PP/Production release, ensuring on-time delivery and conformance to component, system, and vehicle-level requirements.
• Lead DFM assessments appropriate to prototype methods of manufacture (e.g., PU-poured, machined-from-billet, or 3D-printed parts).
• Support incoming vehicle measurement, first point of contact for manufacturing, root cause analysis, 8D problem-solving, and corrective action proposals.
• Prepare and present engineering Change Requests (CRs) when Hyundai base-vehicle changes are required.
• Support Alpha DVP completion and author/own the Beta DVP, tracking validation tasks through to completion and documenting results.
• Collaborate with the client's CAE team by sharing geometry, materials, and specifications to support structural, thermal, and aero analysis (CAE itself is out of scope for the vendor).
• Collaborate with the client’s EDS team on harness routing and package space for service lengths.

Requirements

This is how you will take us forward:

• 5+ years of automotive design/release engineering experience, ideally in exterior trim, structures, or sensor integration.
• Proficiency in CATIA and experience releasing components through a PLM system (Enovia or equivalent).
• Experience taking components from concept through Alpha/Beta prototype builds to production release (PPAP).
• Working knowledge of DFM principles across casting, injection molding, 3D printing, and machined-prototype methods.
• Experience with supplier-facing design negotiation, DVP/DFMEA processes, and issue-tracking systems.