Resident Engineer

Rinf; Auburn Hills, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Career growth support

Job summary

rinf.tech seeks a resident engineer to work on-site at the Stellantis R&D center in Auburn Hills, representing the supplier's engineering team daily and managing the full program lifecycle from RFQ to post-SOP support.

You will interface with Stellantis on technical reporting, escalate issues when needed, and collaborate with software, electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to resolve challenges across validation, functional tests, and customer reviews.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as a resident engineer within Stellantis R&D at CTC Auburn Hills.
• 2+ years working on automotive electronic products such as displays, IVI, ECU, or BCM for global OEMs.
• Automotive validation experience (2+ years preferred), including validation across electrical, mechanical, software, and environmental disciplines.
• Experience with issue tracking tools (JIRA, Redmine, IBM RTC, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Work on-site at the Stellantis R&D center in Auburn Hills as the resident engineer for a leading Tier 1 automotive electronics supplier, representing their engineering team with the customer every day.
• Own the local customer interface across the full program life, from RFQ response through development, validation, and post-SOP support.
• Interface with Stellantis on technical reporting, discussions, and negotiations, and elevate to the supplier's management when needed.
• Capture customer-reported issues, document and track them in the relevant issue tracking systems, and drive them to closure.
• Work with every engineering discipline to resolve customer issues, on-site at Stellantis and at the supplier's Detroit-area engineering office.
• Take part in program reviews, gate committees, alert meetings, and internal RFx, program, and quality meetings.
• Support debug and validation sessions on customer benches, including work alongside other Tier 1 suppliers whose systems integrate with the supplier's products.
• Navigate a large OEM to find the right people, connect the right dots, and keep programs moving.
• Act as the technical face of the supplier's product portfolio: present current products and listen for future needs, connecting those needs back to engineering.

Skills

Resident engineer

Automotive electronics

Validation experience

Issue tracking tools

Tools

JIRA

Redmine

IBM RTC

Job description

Unleash your biggest strengths, apply skills & knowledge, learn new things, connect with your peers and build your career with us!

Why rinf.tech?

#EngineerOfTheFuture, #PeopleofManyTalents

• At rinf.tech, you’ll encounter friendly people who are eager to explore and reinvent the world of technology.
• We encourage ideas - we like to share and learn from each other. We're all in for curious & ambitious people.
• Our Technical Management team, possesses a robust technical background. Many of our team members have advanced to strategic roles through internal promotions.
• In a state of mutual willingness to share & grow, our RINFers commit to a minimum tenure of 2.5 years on a project.
• Fail fast, learn fast: we experiment, we iterate, we know when to stop and we don't repeat the same mistakes.
• The right technology stack for the right problem: we don't force technology choices just because we know them; our focus is on solving problems, not on pushing predefined stacks.

We inspire one another to share our tech-works in this amazing and abundant world. So we became developers, innovators, thinkers, software builders, and hardware makers!

Our Vision!

Founded in 2006 with 650+ engineers & global presence (8 delivery centers in Europe & North America) we strive to become a leading East-European technology partner for growing organizations in need of digital transformation of their products and services!

What you’ll do

• Work on-site at the Stellantis R&D center in Auburn Hills as the resident engineer for a leading Tier 1 automotive electronics supplier, representing their engineering team with the customer every day.
• Own the local customer interface across the full program life, from RFQ response through development, validation, and post-SOP support.
• Interface with Stellantis on technical reporting, discussions, and negotiations, and elevate to the supplier's management when needed.
• Capture customer-reported issues, document and track them in the relevant issue tracking systems, and drive them to closure.
• Work with every engineering discipline (software, electrical, mechanical, systems, validation) to resolve customer issues, on-site at Stellantis and at the supplier's Detroit-area engineering office.
• Take part in program reviews, gate committees, alert meetings, and internal RFx, program, and quality meetings.
• Support debug and validation sessions on customer benches, including work alongside other Tier 1 suppliers whose systems integrate with the supplier's products.
• Navigate a large, frequently reorganized OEM to find the right people, connect the right dots, and keep programs moving.
• Act as the technical face of the supplier's product portfolio: present current products (display ECUs, rear-view camera systems, infotainment), listen for the customer's future needs, and connect those needs back to engineering. Pricing and contract topics rest with the sales team.

What you need to be successful

• 3+ years as a resident engineer within Stellantis R&D at CTC Auburn Hills, with current, active knowledge of the organization.
• Strong command of Stellantis milestones, gates, processes, and internal systems.
• 2+ years working on automotive electronic products such as displays, IVI, ECU, or BCM for global OEMs.
• Automotive validation experience (2+ years preferred), including validation expectations across electrical, mechanical, software, and environmental disciplines.
• Experience with issue tracking tools (JIRA, Redmine, IBM RTC, or similar).

Nice to have

• Experience with digital cockpit or display ECU programs.
• Familiarity with vehicle networks (CAN, Ethernet) and diagnostics.
• Knowledge of FMVSS 111 rear-visibility requirements.
• Exposure to Stellantis programs across multiple regions (North America, Europe, South America).
• Experience growing from a hands-on engineering role into a customer-facing or business development role.

What we offer you to be successful

• Base salary: $120K-$132K, depending on experience
• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Support from Technical Project Managers and HR representatives to guide your professional growth

Join the #PeopleofManyTalents #EngineerOfTheFuture