Product Development Engineer - Design Release

EDAG Group

$95K — $115K *
Novi, MI 48375In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of automotive design/release engineering experience in exterior trim, structures, or sensor integration
  • Proficiency in CATIA and experience with PLM systems like Enovia
  • Track record of taking components from initial concept to production release
  • Understanding of DFM principles applicable to various manufacturing methods
  • Experience with supplier collaboration and DVP/DFMEA processes

Responsibilities

  • Design and release production-ready components integrating next-gen SDS-G sensors
  • Package and integrate SDS components/modules within the vehicle
  • Communicate and negotiate changes with OEM partner Hyundai
  • Engineer structural elements for vehicle integration including various pods and enclosures
  • Manage issues through closure in the Buganizer system and support DFMEA management
  • Lead DFM assessments for prototype manufacturing methods
  • Support vehicle measurement and root cause analysis for production issues
  • Collaborate with CAE and EDS teams on component specifications and routing

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge sensor technology
  • Collaboration with a major automobile manufacturer (Hyundai)
  • Hands-on involvement in the complete vehicle integration process
  • Chance to lead and own components through their lifecycle
  • Exposure to advanced engineering and manufacturing methods
  • Culmination of technical challenges in a pivotal automotive role
  • Defined project duration providing a clear timeline for professional growth
Full Job Description
This is how you will grow:

Designs, engineers, and releases production-ready components and structures that integrate the client's next-generation SDS-G sensor and compute suite onto the Hyundai based platform, carrying forward the SDS-F architecture and re-engineering it as required for the new sensor generation.
• Package and integrate SDS components/modules within the vehicle, optimizing for sensor field of view, structure, and service/assembly access.
• Communicate and negotiate technical base-vehicle changes with OEM partner Hyundai, including structure, trim, electrical, and cleaning package interfaces.
• Engineer structural integration elements including roof pod, rear bumper/fascia, tailgate-mounted, fender pod, front bumper/fascia, front grill pod, and trunk/interior package structures, plus A-surface enclosures.
• Integrate SDS modules (camera, radar, lidar, audio), cleaning system components, thermal management provisions, driver monitoring system, and market-specific taxi meters.
• Manage issues in the client's Buganizer system through to closure, and support DFMEA management and close-out.
• Own parts through successful Beta/PP/Production release, ensuring on-time delivery and conformance to component, system, and vehicle-level requirements.
• Lead DFM assessments appropriate to prototype methods of manufacture (e.g., PU-poured, machined-from-billet, or 3D-printed parts).
• Support incoming vehicle measurement, first point of contact for manufacturing, root cause analysis, 8D problem-solving, and corrective action proposals.
• Prepare and present engineering Change Requests (CRs) when Hyundai base-vehicle changes are required.
• Support Alpha DVP completion and author/own the Beta DVP, tracking validation tasks through to completion and documenting results.
• Collaborate with the client's CAE team by sharing geometry, materials, and specifications to support structural, thermal, and aero analysis (CAE itself is out of scope for the vendor).
• Collaborate with the client's EDS team on harness routing and package space for service lengths.

Requirements

This is how you will take us forward:
• 5+ years of automotive design/release engineering experience, ideally in exterior trim, structures, or sensor integration.
• Proficiency in CATIA and experience releasing components through a PLM system (Enovia or equivalent).
• Experience taking components from concept through Alpha/Beta prototype builds to production release (PPAP).
• Working knowledge of DFM principles across casting, injection molding, 3D printing, and machined-prototype methods.
• Experience with supplier-facing design negotiation, DVP/DFMEA processes, and issue-tracking systems.

Duration-

October 2026 - June 2027

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