Our client, a worldwide leader in automotive audio/navigation systems has an exciting opportunity for a Release Engineer to join their growing team!

Description

Release Engineer will be the main point of engineering contact between the customer and the company.  Will work directly with the design teams, the customer, and their suppliers to design and implement the best infotainment products possible and establish superior electrical, mechanical, and acoustic interfaces to said products.
 
Duties
1. Establish and support clear engineering and design communication between company, the customer and customer suppliers.
2. Attend and/or coordinate various customer design reviews, program and group meetings, internal design review and program meetings, and various supplier’s design reviews and program meetings.  Make presentations; take notes, and write meeting minutes as needed.
3. Define, modify, and create specifications.  Ensure specifications are being met.
4. Release and track parts via customer systems.  Write and get EWOs (Engineering Work Orders) approved.  Define, modify, and create BOMs (Bills of Materials), parts lists, and part change logs.
5. Support the customer’s systems and vehicle level validation. Provide initial analysis on validation failures using software debugging tools as needed and communicate the findings to the engineering team.
6. Define, modify, and create DFMEA/DRBFMs, math data, dimensional drawings, vehicle schematics, PADs (Product Assembly Documents), service procedures, owners manuals, etc.
7. Define, modify, and create component validation test plans and review them with the customer.
8. Attend and/or support pre-production virtual and physical builds as needed/required.  Root cause build issues and implement solutions in a timely manner.
9. Attend and/or support production launches as needed/required.  Root cause build issues and implement solutions in a timely manner.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of three years experience in the automotive industry working with audio products, electronics or acoustics.  Must have strong general mechanical skills and aptitude.  Also prefer understanding of automotive customers databases and systems, plastic molding and metal forming, fasteners and wiring. Experience with E-Square, EWO’s, and CAL-DS strongly desired.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. 

Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office, email systems, and preferably customer databases and systems.

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