Design Release Engineer- Instrument Panel, Floor Console and Deco Trim Systems

Contribute to enterprise initiatives such as Computer-Aided Engineering-driven design, virtual execution, automation, faster development, and enhanced supply chain performance.

Maintain strong process discipline throughout development, including clear documentation, lessons learned, risk assessment registers, and disciplined engineering execution.

Drive rigorous change management with concise problem statements, clear alternatives, documented decisions, and quantified impacts on cost, mass, timing, and complexity.

Use benchmarking to calibrate design competitiveness and inform bill of material strategy and feature decisions.

Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and psychological safety within the product development team by escalating risks early with facts and options.

Strengthen knowledge management through checklists, playbooks, templates, and golden references while supporting global alignment on standards and read-across.

Travel as needed during development, integration, and launch phases, including plant builds, supplier trials, design validation and product validation events, and craftsmanship audits.

What You’ll Need

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Materials, a related field.

8 to 10 years of experience in instrument panel, floor console, and decorative trim development with end-to-end exposure from early product definition through launch.

Demonstrated track record of strong subsystem ownership, issue resolution, and on-time delivery to vehicle development milestones.

Experience with injection molded trim, foam-in-place, thermoformed skins, and cut-and-sew wrapping of substrates.

Detailed knowledge of instrument panel, instrument panel structure, and floor console performance requirements, regulations, and best practices.

Proven experience in component and subsystem design and development, vehicle integration, and design for manufacturability and automation.

Strong working knowledge of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Design Review Based on Failure Modes, validation plan development, Interface Control Documents, and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering.

Demonstrated partnership with Computer-Aided Engineering teams, including Safety Performance, to validate robustness and inform design iterations.

Design for Six Sigma Green Belt required.

Demonstrated use of Design for Six Sigma tools to prevent defects and enable read-across.

Design for Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.

Project Management Institute or Project Management Professional certification preferred.

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