Product Development Engineer - Sensor & Exterior Trim (8m Contract)

EDAG Group; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Group in Novi, MI is seeking a PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (D&R) to package and integrate SDS components/modules within vehicles, optimizing for sensor field of view, structure, and service access. You will collaborate with Hyundai on base-vehicle changes and lead structural integration tasks.

Responsibilities include releasing parts through Beta/PP/Production, guiding DFM across manufacturing methods, and coordinating with CAE and EDS teams to ensure conformance to vehicle

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of automotive design/release engineering experience 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.
• 8 months contract

Responsibilities

• 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’sBuganizersystem 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-printedparts).
• 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.

Skills

Automotive design

DFMEA

DFM principles

Supplier negotiation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

CATIA

Enovia/PLM

PPAP

Job description

EDAG Group in Novi, MI is seeking a PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (D&R) to package and integrate SDS components/modules within vehicles, optimizing for sensor field of view, structure, and service access. You will collaborate with Hyundai on base-vehicle changes and lead structural integration tasks.

Responsibilities include releasing parts through Beta/PP/Production, guiding DFM across manufacturing methods, and coordinating with CAE and EDS teams to ensure conformance to vehicle