Vehicle Accessory Integration Engineer (Body & Interior)

Slate Auto; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate Auto in the USA seeks an Attribute Integration Engineer, Body and Interior Accessories to lead the integration and validation of accessory attributes across the vehicle platform.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure Accessory systems meet performance, quality, and customer experience targets throughout the product development lifecycle, reporting to the Engineering Manager, Accessory Integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of automotive vehicle development experience within Body and Interior at the component level, system level, and vehicle level, including target setting, feasibility, integration, and validation at the vehicle level.
• Design Release Engineering experience is a plus.
• Accessory or aftermarket part experience is a plus.
• Broad vehicle development process knowledge, including how to set technical targets, work with teams to determine feasibility (virtually and physically), and validate with statistical confidence.
• Functional experience with all NHTSA / FMVSS, CARB, EPA, FCC, or other regulatory requirements.
• Technical writing and documentation experience is required.
• Excellent team building and relationship building skills, including the ability to lead teams and meetings through technical tradeoffs and optimized solutions with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams to achieve common goals.
• Highly adaptable and proactive, excelling in fast‑paced start‑up and new model launch environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Development of vehicle level targets and implementation for all SAPs, while serving as a voice of the customer for the complete vehicle.
• Oversee vehicle integration of all Accessories and SAPs, including requirements, feasibility (virtually and physically), and validation at the vehicle level.
• Identify and resolve Accessory integration and design issues as the vehicle is developed.
• Lead Accessory and SAP team meetings, working with all product development teams, including systems and components, packaging, manufacturing, accessories, and service to ensure the technical targets are set, solutions are optimized for all stages of the vehicle’s life, and validation is executed.
• Lead the team in problem resolution, with the ability to present recommended solutions to the management team.
• Maintain vehicle level scorecards with input from the team.

Skills

Vehicle development experience

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Technical writing

Team leadership

Communication skills

MS Office

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Slate Auto in the USA seeks an Attribute Integration Engineer, Body and Interior Accessories to lead the integration and validation of accessory attributes across the vehicle platform.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure Accessory systems meet performance, quality, and customer experience targets throughout the product development lifecycle, reporting to the Engineering Manager, Accessory Integration.