Senior Design Release Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-03
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists
Senior Engineer Body In White
ABOUT THE ROLE Magna Steyr is looking for talented and experienced team members in complete vehicle development who are determined and passionate about developing the next level industry standard for vehicle architectures and production solutions. In the Body In White (BIW) discipline, the Senior Engineer is responsible to lead the engineering activities relating to the design and development of the vehicle BIW system.
This position has a high level of responsibility and visibility and will interface with OEMs, Magna divisions, global module group teams and Tier 2 suppliers.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Responsibility Contribute to the Global Technical Area (GTA) strategy and growth of the engineering team
• Support Technical Area (TA) core competencies
• Support and contribute to knowledge base of internal and external best practices
• Lead benchmarking studies and contribute to the benchmark knowledgebase
• Propose and lead advanced development topics supporting the GTA
• Propose continuous improvement opportunities to level up team skills, qualifications, tools and processes
• Lead design proposals with set based engineering principles
• Lead designs with 6 Sigma design principles
• Support complex problem solving with cross functional teams
Project Planning, Target Achievement, Monitoring & Reporting Employ technical expertise to lead the engineering development of one or more subsystems
• Support the project team(s) engineering in achieving project objectives, performance and cost requirements, and timing milestones
• Lead external support, services and resources supporting the project engineering development
• Support work development packages assigned to third parties
• Confirm OEM and Magna project performance targets and assure the targets are achievable
• Confirm OEM and Magna project cost and timing targets and assure the targets are achievable
• Support the Project Manager (PM) and contribute to the project resource planning, budget development, and status reporting
• Be responsible for the release of Computer Aided Design (CAD) data into internal and external sites
• Be responsible for the release of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), simulations and studies into internal or external sites
• Be responsible for designs capable of meeting the serial production tact, First Time Quality (FTQ) and ergo targets
• Be responsible for designs meeting the project performance and cost targets
• Be responsible for designs meeting market region regulations, FMVSS, ECE, CNCA/GB, etc.
• Confirm the Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) comprehends all project targets and is complete
• Confirm the project Design Failure Mode and Effects and Analysis (DFMEA) comprehends all product risks and product usage cases
Project Related Interface Support and Promote Project and Operations Collaboration
• Lead global development touchpoint and milestone meetings
• Collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) to assure production feasibility
• Collaborate with the Design Studio to assure product appearance harmony
• Collaborate with all cross functions to make complex decisions
• Collaborate with the other project GTAs Employee Related Tasks Ensure cooperation with all areas within the engineering and request the required frame conditions
• Ensure cooperation with project management
• Ensure cooperation with all other groups within the area
• Secure knowledge of development tools within the group
• Ensure training of employees according to the required skills
• Cooperation with all Magna Steyr locations
• Escalation problems at the earliest time with the appropriate team members
YOUR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must have a positive "can do" attitude
• Must be flexible and able to course correct paths according to priority alignment
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