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Design Release Engineer - Door and Trim Center Console
Stellantis
- Location
- Onsite (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the Role
Stellantis is seeking a Design Release Engineer to manage the design and release of door, trim, and center console components. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet product performance, cost, and quality targets.
Skills
NX
CATIA
Injection Molding
DFM/A
GD&T
DFMEA
DVP&R
APQP
PPAP
Root Cause Analysis
Mechanical Engineering
Automotive Interiors
Full job details
The Design Release Engineer - Door and Trim Center Console will:
- Interface with Vehicle Engineering, suppliers, Purchasing, Quality and Assembly Plants
- Manage product performance to meet functional, cost, weight, and investment targets
- Oversee product release and change management processes
- Direct packaging in vehicle environment
- Support AQP, PSO, product launch and ongoing maintenance of carryover product
- Be responsible for design, design practices, lessons learned, DFMEAs, DVP&R, and oversee release of designated components
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Plastics Engineering, or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in automotive interiors, floor consoles, cockpit systems, or complex plastic assemblies
- Familiarity with CAD tools — NX preferred, CATIA acceptable — for packaging, design reviews, and feasibility analysis
- Demonstrated experience with quality tools (root cause analysis, KT, 5-Why, Red X)
- Strong understanding of injection molding, DFM/A, materials, tolerances, GD&T, and craftsmanship fundamentals
- Experience developing and executing DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, and PPAP deliverables
- Ability to travel regularly to plants and suppliers for root cause investigations and build support
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in a cross-functional and global engineering environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with integrated electronics such as wireless chargers, docks, USB hubs, LED ambient lighting, and console-mounted controls
- Knowledge of console-mounted HVAC interfaces, shifter systems, storage mechanisms, dampers, latches, magnets, and soft-open/soft-close features
- Experience working with multi-material console systems (PP, PC/ABS, TPO skins, PU foam, rubber mats, decorative trims)
- Exposure to NVH development, squeak & rattle standards, and vehicle-level validation
- Hands-on experience supporting launch at an OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Experience leading cost reduction/value engineering initiatives