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Senior Design Release Engineer
Job Summary:
Our client in Irvine,CA is looking for a Senior Design Release Engineer. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of lighting components as required to execute company’s vehicle development plan.
- Lead change control, technical issue resolution and program Engineering deliverables for sub- components.
- Coordinate, support and/or create 3D designs to package sub-components into vehicle’s environment.Execute structural analysis on designs.
- Prepare 2D drawings of designs.
- Support new component interfaces and work with Purchasing and other engineers through development and approval of new-tooled components.
- Support Design Reviews and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analyses.
- Maintain parts and assemblies through change control and final release.
- Provide internal support on responses for cost studies.
- Track engineering issues to support regularly occurring open concerns/issues reviews.
- Review Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) documents for design adherence.
- Collaborate with Design Verification Process and Report (DVP&R) team to validate requirements.
- Develop and maintain program-specific Design Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEAs).
- Develop continuous design improvement proposals.
- Support vehicle assembly builds from initial prototype through full production launch.
- Prepare engineering releases/attributes in ENOVIA.
- Gather and submit testing asset requests to Supplier through Purchasing.
- Assist with Concession requests and Concerns feedback.
- Submit Device Transmittals to Low Voltage harness team.
- Coordinate validation efforts between Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, as well as internal departments.
- Review and approve Design Validation Plans and reports.
- Interface with Technical Program Managers to provide summary snapshots of program imperatives (part timing, part maturity, release status, validation status, etc.) as required by Program Team.
What You Will Need:
- 10 years of experience in related component design, release, and industrialization (Body Ligthting components).
- Advanced CAD knowledge; CATIA V5 / V6 strongly preferred.
- Detailed knowledge of relevant manufacturing techniques / processes for both low- and high-volume production.
- Experience in DFMEA, DVP&R and PFMEA.
- Knowledge of an automotive design and development process, system requirements, and general engineering best practices.
- Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analyses.
- Salary range: 100k - 140k annual.
Preferred:
- Managing BOM content attributes in PLM/SAP systems (ENOVIA direct experience preferred).
- Manage BOM variants and facilitate part revisions through approval and implementation processes.
- Working with Manufacturing teams and suppliers to understand and implement DFA / DFM learnings.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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