Body Exterior Design Release Engineer – Wiper & Washer Systems

DRE - Mechatronics Engineer (Wipers & Washers)

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

• The Design Release will be responsible for the engineering, design, development, timing and validation of wipers and washing systems components (e.g. wiper modules, washer bottles, hoses and nozzles).
• This will include analyzing the design to ensure it meets requirements and working with the extended vehicle team for production implementation and competitive benchmarking.
• The Body Exterior Vision Component Engineer will execute component standardization and reuse, DVP, best practices and lessons learned and will maintain functional objectives, DFMEA's, DVPR's and standards.
• Engineer needs to support meeting throughout NA work hours and work closely with local engineering teams, Architecture/Vehicle Concepts, program science teams & PDO with iterative models to align with all packaging, functional objectives and system requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace or Materials Engineering from an ABET accredited university
• Self-starter with strong leadership, communication skills and demonstrated problem-solving ability
• Proficient in MS-Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in body exterior systems and wipers systems
• Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R)
• Knowledgeable in NX and TC release experience
• Body systems in-plant launch experience
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) green / black-belt
• Shainin/ Kepner-Tregoe reactive problem solving
• Experience with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice:
Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement:
As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.