Closure Design Release Engineer
- Windsor, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant automotive engineering experience.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
As a Closure Design release Engineer, you will lead the development of critical rear-vehicle systems, ensuring they meet rigorous safety, functional, and manufacturing standards.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Design & Development: Responsible for the engineering, design, development, timing, and release of rear body closure sheet metal (e.g., liftgates, decklids, or tailgates) and associated hinging systems.
- Validation: Manage the development and validation of assigned components;
- communicate technical product status and competitor benchmarking to management.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead packaging coordination with adjacent departments including electromechanical (latches/cinching motors), electrical (harnessing), lighting (taillamps), and interior/exterior trim.
- Virtual Performance: Work closely with virtual validation groups to ensure the CAE scorecard is met and verify manufacturing feasibility.
- Quality Documentation: Maintain and update DVP&R (Design Verification Plan & Report) and DFMEA (Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis).
- Supplier Management: Support and manage suppliers for quality actions and Value Optimization (VO) activities.
- Collaborative Alignment: Support meetings during NA work hours and collaborate with local engineering, Architecture/Vehicle Concepts, and program science teams to align iterative models with packaging and system requirements.
- Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent ABET-accredited program.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant automotive engineering experience.
- Software Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Unigraphics NX and Teamcenter.
- Technical Expertise: Intermediate to advanced experience in Body-in-White (BIW), Rear Closures, or Exterior Systems.
- Materials & Process : Experience with composites and composite production processes.
- Experience with steel and aluminum forming processes.
- Knowledge of high-strength steels, weld parameters, and GD&T.
- Manufacturing: Previous BIW in-plant launch experience is highly preferred.
- Risk Management: Proven experience with DFMEA and DVP&R protocols.
- Eligible to work in USA (Canadian citizens are eligible for the TN Visa).
- Commute daily to Auburn Hills. SEGULA Technologies is a global engineering group, boosting the competitiveness of all major industrial sectors: automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, naval, life sciences, and telecoms. With a presence in more than 30 countries and 140 locations worldwide, the Group prioritizes close relationships with its clients, driven by the expertise of its 15,000 employees. As a leading engineering player putting innovation at the heart of its strategy, SEGULA Technologies manages large-scale projects, ranging from initial studies to industrialization and production. SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is dedicated to gender balance and diversity, recognizing and recruiting talent of all backgrounds.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, timing, validation, and release of rear body closures and associated hinging systems, ensuring safety, functional, manufacturing, and CAE requirements are met. Coordinate packaging and technical alignment across adjacent engineering teams, manage supplier quality and value optimization activities, and maintain DVP&R and DFMEA documentation.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent ABET-accredited program, plus at least three years of relevant automotive engineering experience. Candidates should have advanced Unigraphics NX and Teamcenter knowledge, BIW or rear-closure expertise, materials and forming-process experience, and familiarity with DFMEA and DVP&R; BIW in-plant launch experience is preferred.
Skills
- Closure Sheet Metal Design
- Rear Body Closures
- Hinging Systems
- Unigraphics NX
- Teamcenter
- Body-in-White
- Exterior Systems
- Composite Materials and Processes
- Steel and Aluminum Forming
- High-Strength Steels
- Weld Parameters
- GD&T
- DFMEA
- DVP&R
- CAE Validation
- Supplier Management
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Categories
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Rear Body Closures
- Liftgates
- Decklids
- Tailgates
- Hinging Systems
- Sheet Metal
- Unigraphics NX
- Teamcenter
- Body-in-White
- Exterior Systems
- Composite Materials
- Steel Forming
- Aluminum Forming
- High-Strength Steels
- Weld Parameters
- GD&T
- DFMEA
- DVP&R
- CAE Scorecard
- Virtual Validation
- Manufacturing Feasibility
- Supplier Quality
- Value Optimization
- Packaging Coordination
- Electromechanical Systems
- Electrical Harnessing
- Automotive Engineering