Role name: Design & Release Engineer (DRE) – Transmission and Gear Reducer Structures, Seals and Fasteners
Work Location: Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite)
Start date: Immediate availability.
Rate: DOE
The design and release engineer (DRE) is responsible for managing the entire life cycle of their respective components and sub-assemblies including defining requirements, conceptual design, supplier sourcing, manufacturing, validation, industrialization, serial life maintenance e.g. field issue resolution, warranty reduction etc.
He/she will work within a Transmission, Driveline and EDM Gear Reducers Organization Council of Excellence (COE) for structures, seals and fastener components e.g. cast aluminum cases, oil pans, center supports, seals, fasteners etc.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and release responsible for key components for structures, seals and fastener components
- Lead the change-management process for their respective components.
- Ensure key components incorporate design best practices, lessons learned, and continuous improvements are followed and integrated into product design release process
- Lead technical infrastructure evolution for key components including documentation, specifications, requirements definitions and drawing signoffs.
- Lead the supplier sourcing and industrialization of components including production part approval processes for their components
- Lead and support warranty and quality related topics relating to their components and systems
- Lead the cost optimization and value creation processes of their respective components
- Travel to suppliers for process and quality reviews ?5% of time
- Interface with cross functional team to design and develop functional solutions that achieve design requirements & to ensure proper design interfaces with other components, and all requirements are met.
- Work with other functions Design / Releasing teams to ensure consistency in requirements, standards, and practices across programs.
- Own and update Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design Verification Plan & Report (DVPR), and Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) - ensure functional objectives, guidelines and corporate requirements are met
- Develop timelines and drive programs to meet deliverables.
- Manage Tier I suppliers and hardware designs to meet program timing and deliverables.
- Present action plans with statrisks to get and keep programs on track.
- Follow, track and root cause build issues found during pre-production builds, prior to launch of the program and warranty analysis of all the components after the launch.
- Clearly communicate component status and issues in MS-Office applications e.g. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook
- Review CAD and 2D drawings for components including GD&T
Mandatory Skills:
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited school or equivalent.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in propulsion systems, automatic transmissions or related field
- Understanding of system engineering within automatic transmissions and electric drive units.
- Previous experience as a DRE in OEM and tier 1 suppliers to OEMs
- Proficiency in GD&T, creating drawings of components and virtual analysis
- Strong interpersonal communication and team leadership skills and comfortable with presenting to executive leadership teams
Preferred Requirements:
- MS in Mechanical Engineering or similar
- Experience with structures, seals and fastener components e.g. cast aluminum cases, oil pans, center supports, seals, fasteners etc.
- Working level experience with suppliers of structures, seals and fastener components e.g. cast aluminum cases, oil pans, center supports, seals, fasteners etc.
- Greenbelt or Blackbelt certification
