DRE - Structure Sealing

Position Summary Responsible for the design, development, validation, and production release of body-structure sealing systems for Stellantis vehicle programs. The role ensures total vehicle protection against water ingress, dust intrusion, air leakage, corrosion, and acoustic noise throughout the vehicle product lifecycle.

• Material & Application Release
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  Develop and release body sealers, structural adhesives, mastics, pressure-sensitive tapes, plugs, acoustic baffles, and expandable foams.
• Path Definition
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  Define sealing strategies for body joints, hem flanges, weld seams, closures, underbody interfaces, and potential leak avenues.
• Cross-Functional Design
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  Collaborate with BIW, Closures, NVH, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing, and Tier-1 material suppliers.
• Validation Oversight
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  Coordinate physical water-leak testing, dust chamber tests, air-leakage measurements, corrosion resistance trials, and vehicle durability testing.
• Assembly Support
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  Manage supplier dispensing trial runs, nozzle tooling readiness, prototype vehicle builds, and plant containment/root-cause analysis.

• Education
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  Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Automotive Engineering.
• Experience
  : 2+ years of experience in body sealing, BIW, closures, automotive materials, or product development.
• Material Expertise
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  Detailed knowledge of automotive sealers, structural adhesives, mastics, acoustic foams, and anti-corrosion treatments.
• Systems & Processes
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  Experience with DFMEA, DVP&R, GD&T, NX/CATIA, and Teamcenter PLM.
• Not specified.