Design Release Engineer (Active Aerodynamic S

We are recruiting an experienced Design Release Engineer (Active Aerodynamic System) to join our team to support our client in the automotive industry.

NOTE:

• Onsite
• Must be willing and able to travel to the USA, without restrictions, effective on the start date

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Owns the design and engineering release of active aero systems (e.g., active grille shutters, active air dams) for production vehicles
• Defines and delivers component-level objectives aligned to vehicle functional targets
• Leads the system from concept and packaging through design, analysis, validation, and launch
• Coordinating suppliers and cross-functional teams and supporting testing, plant activities, and issue resolution
• Lead supplier design reviews and ensure designs meet requirements and specifications
• Deliver systems that meet quality, performance, timing, weight, and cost targets
• Collaborate with advanced engineering to define and package designs prior to sourcing
• Provide regional, on-site mechatronics component support as needed
• Develop and maintain boundary diagrams, interface matrices, parameter diagrams, DFMEA, and DVP&R
• Ensure integration with adjacent components, network communications, and ECUs
• Manage design integrity and releasing in NX/Teamcenter, including EBOM, change management (CCD/WebCN), and hardware/software releases/changes (including DVP&Rs)
• Plan and execute analysis and validation activities (e.g., CAE/CFD, kinematic/compliance modeling), including benchmarking and competitive/technology investigations
• Drive issue management, root cause analysis, and corrective actions; support quality and warranty initiatives and field concerns
• Support RFQ activities, technical evaluations, and business cases; identify innovative, cost-effective solutions to meet functional objectives
• Own program timing and deliverables, meeting vehicle program milestones and communicating status via issue lists, timelines, and technical presentations
• Coordinate regulatory compliance activities with suppliers and internal compliance teams
• Direct suppliers in developing, testing, and releasing hardware and software to meet vehicle- and subsystem-level functional/behavior objectives; support requirements development with EE systems engineering (VF specs) and supplier requirements analysis (RAR)

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics engineering
• Minimum 5 years of product development experience in active aero systems (e.g., active grille shutters, active air dams) for production vehicles
• Comfortable owning a component or system from concept through launch
• Experience with mechatronics or moving systems such as actuators, deployable mechanisms, shutters, flaps, cooling systems, or other electromechanical products
• Experience owning supplier designed components
• Experience leading suppliers and holding them accountable
• Familiarity with system integration into the vehicle
• Understands requirements, testing, launch, and validation activities

PREFERRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Exterior components or plastics experience
• Injection molding or design for assembly exposure
• Ability to read and understand CFD reports (not perform them)
• Aero experience

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• $38.00 - $42.00/hour (depending on experience)
• Paid Benefits after 90 days (individual and family) – extended medical, out-of-country coverage, dental etc.
• Pension eligibility, with employer match, after 1 full year of work (open enrollment every October)