Design Release Engineer, Body Interior- Soft Trim Engineer

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. Can be REMOTE or ONSITE in Long Beach, CA.

• CAD & Technical Design:
  Create and develop components using 3DX CAD with the ability to design parts independently;
  Apply GD&T principles and perform dimensional variation analysis to ensure robust designs;
  Conduct system and component-level design aligned with all program requirements.
• Requirements & Validation:
  Design to meet Voice of Customer, regulatory, functional, quality, DFA (Design for Assembly), DFS (Design for Service), packaging, and clearance requirements;
  Utilize validation methods including CAE, physical testing, and analytical techniques to confirm design integrity.
• Feasibility & Manufacturing:
  Assess tooling, manufacturing, supplier sub‑assembly, and vehicle assembly feasibility;
  Evaluate surface feasibility, fit & finish, and craftsmanship considerations when applicable;
  Perform interface and assembly feasibility studies, including packaging, static/dynamic clearances, joint analysis, GD&T datum schemes, and dimensional variation analysis.
• Quality & Documentation:
  Maintain comprehensive design documentation and quality history;
  Support technical reviews using DFMEA, DVPR, SCCAF (SC & CC), PFMEA, Control Plans, Robustness Checklists, Demonstration Matrices, Boundary Diagrams, Interface Matrices, and P‑Diagrams.
• Electrical & Software Integration:
  Develop and manage engineering transmittals, feature definitions, and related documentation for electrical and software interfaces.
• Project Management:
  Utilize PLM systems (including BOM management) to control design data and release processes;
  Manage engineering timing to support prototype builds, validation phases, and overall program milestones;
  Prepare RFQ packages and support sourcing activities with purchasing and supplier teams;
  Evaluate and track landed cost, vendor tooling (F&T), ED&T (as applicable), and other financial impacts to the program business case.
• Engineering Budget Management:
  Oversee development expenses including prototype parts, tooling, and other engineering-related costs.

• Experience with 3D CAD (3DX) and independent part design; understanding of GD&T and dimensional variation analysis for robust designs.
• Ability to design to meet VOC, regulatory, functional, quality, DFA/DFS, packaging, and clearance requirements;
  Familiarity with CAE, physical testing, and analytical validation methods.
• Knowledge of tooling, manufacturing, supplier sub-assembly, and vehicle assembly feasibility; ability to assess packaging, fit & finish, and assembly interfaces; experience with packaging and GD&T datum schemes.
• Experience maintaining design documentation and participating in technical reviews; familiarity with DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans and related quality tools.
• Experience with electrical and software interface documentation, transmittals, and BOM/PLM-based release processes; ability to manage prototype builds and validation milestones.
• Budget awareness for prototype parts, tooling, and other engineering costs.

Salary Range: $115,000-$135,000/K

The actual salary offered is dependent on factors including location, the candidate’s knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

Compliance Notice: ALTEN USA is a federal contractor subject to VEVRAA and EO 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.