ALTEN Technology
Exterior Door Lashes - Design Release Engineer
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Troy, Michigan, United States - Experience
- Typically 3 to 5+ years of automotive product engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a highly relevant engineering discipline.
About the job
Owns exterior door latching components from concept and supplier coordination through validation, release, and manufacturing launch.
What you'll do
- Lead technical design, development, packaging, and release of exterior door latching systems, cinch mechanisms, or handles.
- Coordinate with vehicle engineering, procurement, quality, assembly plants, and tier-1 suppliers; develop and execute DFMEAs and DVP&Rs.
- Support production launches, investigate root causes, and package components in the vehicle environment using CAD tools.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a highly relevant engineering discipline.
- Familiarity with automotive production launch cycles (APQP, PPAP), GD&T, injection molding, or mechanism dynamics.
Nice to have
- Experience with vehicle closures, latches, magnets, complex plastic assemblies, or soft-close mechanisms.
Tools
NX, CATIA V5, DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP, GD&T, Red X
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