Lighting Design & Release Engineer

Description

• Lead engineering development and release of automotive lighting components, such as headlamps, rear lamps, and auxiliary lamps?
• Translate system and vehicle requirements into component specifications, interfaces, and design deliverables?
• Coordinate concept development, design maturation, supplier deliverables, tooling, and production release?
• Manage integration of optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sealing, and styling requirements?
• Develop and maintain DFMEAs and support validation planning and issue resolution?
• Coordinate testing and verification, including photometric, environmental, durability, vibration, thermal, and water-ingress testing as applicable?
• Support vehicle builds, design reviews, regulatory-compliance activities, and production launch?
• Maintain product data and engineering release information in 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX)?

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5 years of experience developing and releasing automotive lighting components from concept through launch?
• Working knowledge of 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), DFMEA, and engineering change processes?
• Additional relevant skills: lighting optics, photometry, beam patterns, light-source technology, and lamp performance targets; applicable vehicle lighting regulations and certification processes for target markets; lamp packaging, styling interfaces, sealing, condensation, thermal management, materials, and manufacturing processes; electrical interfaces, wiring/connectors, diagnostics, and integration with vehicle controls; validation planning, test-result review, supplier quality, and production-readiness activities?
• Location: Dearborn Michigan or Long Beach California
• English (C1-C2)
• 6 months contract