Vehicle Service Engineer (Vehicle diagnosis, repair execution, and validation)

Detroit Engineered Products; Auburn Hills (MI); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Detroit Engineered Products is seeking a skilled Recall Services engineer to review safety investigations, assess root causes, and coordinate recall remedies. You will analyze procedures, CAD data, and parts, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to define required materials and repair operations.

The role includes leading multiple recall activities, coordinating labs and vehicle inspections, and documenting progress.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years hands-on automotive diagnostic/repair experience in a dealership, fleet, OEM, or independent shop.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Automotive Technology or related technical field from an accredited university.
• 5–8 years OEM automotive experience in service engineering, vehicle development or related technical discipline.
• Preferred 2–5 years experience with systems, processes, products, or service/engineering operations.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with proven ownership and accountability.

Responsabilités

• Review safety investigations to interpret root cause, scope, and complexity of vehicle issues and remedies.
• Conduct Recall Service analysis including procedures, reports, CAD, tools, and parts inspection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define remedy, parts, materials, and repair operations.
• Coordinate and lead multiple safety recall activities ensuring accuracy, quality and timeliness.
• Coordinate labs, tools, vehicles, and parts for remedy trial removal/install events and inspections.
• Participate in lab events as lead or support and document next steps and outcomes.
• Track milestones, identify risks, provide status updates, and follow through on actions.
• Backup Advanced Service Methods Manager: chair meetings, maintain logs, schedule tasks, monitor investigations.

Connaissances

Automotive diagnostics

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Lab coordination

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Automotive Technology or related technical field

Outils

CAD

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

• Review safety investigations to interpret and assess the potential root cause, scope and complexity of vehicle issues and their potential remedy options and service impact.
• Conduct Recall Service analysis, which includes reviewing repair procedures, engineering reports, repair concerns, CAD, tools, time studies, part / fastener / chemical catalogs, ordering & inspecting parts, locating & inspecting vehicles, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to further understand remedy and service solutions and their required parts, materials, and repair operations.
• Coordinate and lead multiple safety recall activities simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate labs, tools, vehicles, and parts to support remedy trial remove and install events, for lab activities or vehicle inspections.
• Participation in lab events, whether as lead or support, and follow up on next steps and documentation of the activity is required.
• Track project milestone activities, identify risks, provide timely status updates, and ensure follow-through action items.
• Be a back-up to the Advanced Service Methods Manager, as needed, performing tasks such as chairing the Remedy Steering Committee meetings, maintaining project logs, scheduling and leading meetings, process development, and monitoring / actioning active investigations for movement through the process.
  

Job Description

• Review safety investigations to interpret and assess the potential root cause, scope and complexity of vehicle issues and their potential remedy options and service impact.
• Conduct Recall Service analysis, which includes reviewing repair procedures, engineering reports, repair concerns, CAD, tools, time studies, part / fastener / chemical catalogs, ordering & inspecting parts, locating & inspecting vehicles, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to further understand remedy and service solutions and their required parts, materials, and repair operations.
• Coordinate and lead multiple safety recall activities simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate labs, tools, vehicles, and parts to support remedy trial remove and install events, for lab activities or vehicle inspections.
• Participation in lab events, whether as lead or support, and follow up on next steps and documentation of the activity is required.
• Track project milestone activities, identify risks, provide timely status updates, and ensure follow-through action items.
• Be a back-up to the Advanced Service Methods Manager, as needed, performing tasks such as chairing the Remedy Steering Committee meetings, maintaining project logs, scheduling and leading meetings, process development, and monitoring / actioning active investigations for movement through the process.
  

Basic Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of hands-on automotive diagnostic and repair experience, including responsibility for vehicle diagnosis, repair execution, and validation of repair effectiveness in a dealership, fleet, OEM, or independent repair facility. Experience must be based on direct vehicle troubleshooting and repair activities, rather than solely on technical support, training, quality, validation, or engineering support functions.

Minimum of a Bachelor s Degree in Business, Automotive Technology or other Technical degree from an accredited university.

Minimum 5-8 years of OEM automotive experience, including service engineering, vehicle engineering, vehicle development, technical support, or related technical discipline.

Preferred 2-5 years of experience with systems, processes, products, or service / engineering operations.

Strong Organizational and Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize accordingly, and provide regular status updates on results, open items, and next steps.

Must be a proven self-starter requiring minimal management direction, with demonstrated ownership, initiative, accountability, and follow-through to meet required deadlines.

Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Ability to build effective working relationships collaborating across cross-functional organizations at all levels, including leading individuals and teams to acquire necessary information to support remedy service solutions.

Thorough understanding of automotive systems (suspension, brakes, electrical, powertrain, etc.), with a solid understanding of vehicle diagnosis, repair processes, and dealership service operations.

Strong demonstration of oral, written, and listening communication skills.

may be required to contracted service information providers, QEC, assembly plants, vehicle containment or yard-hold locations, supplier facilities, dealerships, and other sites supporting recall investigation and remedy development activities.

Strong PC skills (Excel, Word, PPT, AI / Copilot, CAD, Outlook, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated hands-on experience diagnosing and repairing automotive systems, including the ability to evaluate service feasibility, repair complexity, tooling requirements, and dealer execution considerations.

Certification by State and/or National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) in any or all eight areas of automotive repair.