ALTEN Technology
Design Release Engineer, Interior Door Trim
$120K–$125K
Newark, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Newark, California, United States
Irvine, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years; one full program cycle from concept to production launch is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant discipline.
About the job
Develops, designs, releases, and launches interior door trim components for premium vehicles, coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams to meet engineering, safety, validation, and delivery targets.
What you'll do
- Lead design, development, release, and launch of interior door trim components.
- Collaborate with design, marketing, vehicle engineering, suppliers, crash safety, and validation teams.
- Ensure components meet performance, packaging, manufacturing, homologation, and delivery targets.
What they ask for
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant discipline.
- Fluent English, including technical engineering terminology.
- 3+ years of demonstrated experience as a detail-oriented Interior Components and Systems development lead (for one or more: IP, Center Console, Door Trim).
- Experience with CAD, vehicle and product launches, interior manufacturing processes, polymers, DFM, GD&T, and mold flow simulations.
Nice to have
- CATIA V5/V6; one full automotive program cycle from concept to production launch.
- Experience in modal analysis, finite element method analysis, or computer fluid dynamics; Spanish, German, or Chinese.
Pay
$120,000 - 125,000 USD base salary
Tools
CAD, CATIA V5/V6, DFM, GD&T, mold flow simulations, modal analysis, finite element method analysis, computer fluid dynamics
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