Vehicle Personalization & Accessory Integration Engineer

Slate; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate seeks a Vehicle Integration Engineer, Exterior and Interior Accessories, to lead the integration of accessories and SAPs across vehicle systems. You will define requirements, drive testing across virtual and physical environments, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, validation, service, and product teams to ensure robust, customer-focused solutions.

The role emphasizes scalable vehicle architecture, durability, and regulatory compliance, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• 3+ years of automotive experience in Body, Exterior, and Interior product development at component, system, and vehicle level.
• Experience defining requirements, targets, feasibility, and validation across cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of automotive regulatory requirements (FMVSS, NHTSA, EPA, CARB, FCC, etc.).
• Technical writing and documentation experience.
• DRE experience is a plus.
• Accessory/personalization or aftermarket product development experience is a plus.
• Strong leadership, relationship-building, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate vehicle-level requirements, targets, and performance metrics for all Slate Access Points, serving as the voice of the customer throughout development.
• Lead vehicle-level integration of Accessories and SAPs, including requirement development, feasibility assessments, interface definition, and validation.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve accessory integration, packaging, and system interaction issues throughout the development lifecycle.
• Partner with systems, component engineering, packaging, manufacturing, validation, service, and product teams to establish technical targets and deliver optimized solutions.
• Define and validate vehicle access point architectures for durability, manufacturability, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution, develop data-driven recommendations, and present technical solutions to leadership.
• Develop and maintain vehicle-level integration scorecards and performance metrics.
• Influence vehicle architecture decisions to enable a scalable, customer-focused personalization ecosystem.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Project management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Slate seeks a Vehicle Integration Engineer, Exterior and Interior Accessories, to lead the integration of accessories and SAPs across vehicle systems. You will define requirements, drive testing across virtual and physical environments, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, validation, service, and product teams to ensure robust, customer-focused solutions.

The role emphasizes scalable vehicle architecture, durability, and regulatory compliance, with opportunities to influence