Exterior Lighting Release Engineer
Listed on 2026-05-31
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Engineering
Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
Exterior Lighting Release Engineer
STG is a Preferred Vendor of a major Automotive Firm in MI. The client is actively looking for multiple Exterior Lighting Release Engineer. STG has a 98% repeat business rate from existing clients and has achieved industry awards and recognition for our services. Crain’s Detroit Business named STG to Michigan’s Fastest Growing Companies list in both 2020 and 2019, Top IT Services Company’s List in 2020, 2019, 2018, and Top Minority Business Enterprise List in 2020, 2019, and 2019.
STG puts company CULTURE at the forefront of every business decision and employees are EMPOWERED and MEASURED for RESULTS. Both TEAMWORK and INDIVIDUAL Performance is recognized and rewarded. These positions are for a large Fortune 500 Automotive firm. STG will provide immigration and permanent residency sponsorship assistance to those candidates who need it.
Job Description – Ensure Alignment to Selected Title
Position will be responsible for design and release engineering of exterior lighting components. This may include upfront design and development and/or program launch/current product continuous improvement execution. This person will be responsible for managing design and development of their components and working cross functionally with multiple other teams (studio/program team/purchasing/supplier quality/supplier/manufacturing/etc). They will own and manage their parts list and will work to meet all development milestones on time and with quality.
They will lead root cause analysis and problem resolution of issues that range from warranty to assembly plant issues. This person will be responsible for leading a PDT (Product Development Team) to drive issue resolution, quality improvement, cost reduction and design optimization.
Work mix: CAD/math and packaging work in NX/Teamcenter.
Defining and maintaining requirements and documentation (SOR, SOW, ICD, DFMEA/DVP&R, drawings/BOM).
PDT and supplier meetings, peer reviews, trade-off decisions (cost/mass/complexity/performance). Quality reviews and supplier meetings to ensure high quality performance and zero issues.
Benchmarking and technology reviews to guide design direction.
Interaction level: High; daily collaboration with peers, cross-functional engineering, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and suppliers. Face to face interaction required.
Degree (required):
BS in Engineering – Mechanical, Electrical, or closely related technical discipline.
Experience: prefer 2+ years in exterior lighting or injection-molded plastic part design (or clearly equivalent).
Core technologies / skills (required)- Strong NX and Teamcenter/Unigraphics skills (math creation, packaging, release).
Interested/qualified candidates should email their word formatted resumes to Ms. Kavitha Shanmugham at and/or contact her at . In the subject line of the email please include:
First and Last Name –ELRE(MI)
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