Design and Release Engineer - Brakes
Job ID
131994
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Southfield, Michigan, United States
Talascend is currently seeking a Design and Release Engineer - Brakes/Steering for a leading automotive manufacturer located in Southfield, Michigan.
OVERVIEW
As a design and release support engineer, you will be supporting components such as brake calipers, rotors, brake lines, brake hoses, and electrical harness to develop and build world leading electric vehicles. You will engage with other interfacing system engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver the designs from initial concept to production.
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
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OVERVIEW
As a design and release support engineer, you will be supporting components such as brake calipers, rotors, brake lines, brake hoses, and electrical harness to develop and build world leading electric vehicles. You will engage with other interfacing system engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver the designs from initial concept to production.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support design tasks for electro-hydraulic brake system components from initial concept to production
- Help with documentations of requirements for components based on desired vehicle functions and attributes
- Lead technical development activities with supplier, drive design solutions with challenging time, cost, technical requirements constraints
- Support system and component DFMEAs and DVPs and contribute to system failure mode analyses
- Perform detailed assessments of bolted connections to ensure compliance with structural and safety standards
- Perform structural analysis for safety critical components
- Resolve virtual build issues through benchmarking and support manufacturing teams with poke-yoke (error-proofing) solutions
- Utilize CAD and stack ups to verify spatial constraints, clearances, and packaging feasibility
- Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles to validate part fit, form, and function
- Create, track, and drive closure of engineering change requests to support design updates and continuous improvement
- Contribute to cost saving and continuous improvement roadmaps for current and future vehicles
QUALIFICATIONS
- BS/BEng, or equivalent experience, in Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ overall years of experience in the field
- Minimum 5 years experience with knowledge of chassis and braking system
- Minimum 5 years strong understanding of safety critical automotive mechatronics and hydraulic systems
- Minimum 5 years experience and proficiency with CATIA V5/V6 and 3DX
- Experience with design and release of safety critical components from concept to production
- Excellent 3D CAD skills
- Project and supplier management skills
- Design release engineering experience, including engineering change management and project management experience
- 5+ years of automotive industry experience
- Experience with requirements management and verification planning
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We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.