Design Release Engineer – Interior Hard Trim, Overhead Systems
Job in
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, 64053, USA
Listed on 2026-07-13
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Product Engineer, Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Own the design, development, and release of interior hard trim and overhead components
- Lead full lifecycle engineering activities, including defining product requirements
- Executing designs balancing fit, finish, manufacturability, and cost
- Releasing components in alignment with program milestones
- Validating designs and approving test results
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver best-in-class interior systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred)
- 10+ years of automotive interior trim design/development experience
- 4+ years of DRE experience in hard trim or overhead systems
- Strong expertise in plastic materials and manufacturing processes (injection/compression molding)
- Proven success launching at least one vehicle program
- Experience with: DFMEA/PFMEA development
- GD&T application
- Ergonomics issue resolution
- Rapid prototyping (3D printing, concept validation)
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Hard Skills- interior trim design
- hard trim development
- DRE experience
- plastic materials expertise
- manufacturing processes
- injection molding
- compression molding
- DFMEA development
- PFMEA development
- GD&T application
- collaboration
- leadership
- problem-solving
- communication
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
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