The Restraint Design Release Engineer (DRE) is responsible for the design, development and release of one or more of the following components: the steering wheel, seat belts and/or airbags to support Stellantis vehicle programs.
Assignments include working with suppliers and other cross-functional areas to design, develop and release restraint components and systems. This will include writing change notices and compliance reports, overall management and updates to Stellantis systems and core documentation (e.g., DVPR, DFMEA) to meet program timing and deliverables. The Engineer will follow, track, root cause and manage to resolution issues found during development and serial life (warranty). They will also provide the same support to the plants for build issues found during pre-production, production launch, and serial life builds.
The Restraint DRE is expected to manage the development of the passive safety restraint requirements. The Restraints DRE with steering wheel responsibilities is expected to manage the development of the capacitive hands-on detection and heating (electrical and performance) requirements. The chosen candidate will work with other Stellantis engineering organizations to package and develop the complete restraint system. The Restraints DRE will interface with purchasing, product design office, manufacturing and supply base groups to achieve program objectives.
The Restraint DRE is responsible for the review of testing, parts, data and best practices to meet program requirements, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), ECE and other global certifications.
Basic qualifications, experience, and knowledge
Preferred qualifications
Comprehensive coverages encompassing the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and overall Wellbeing of our employees, including short- and long-term disability.
Annual Incentive Plan (SAIP), 401k with Employer Match & Contribution (max 8%), SoFi Student Loan Refinancing.
Paid time includes company holidays, vacation, and Float/Wellbeing Days.
12 Weeks paid Parental Leave, Domestic Partner Benefits, Family Building Benefit, Marketplace, Life/Disability and other Insurances.
Annual training, tuition reimbursement and discounts, Business Resource & Intra-professional Groups.
Comprehensive Company Car Program and Vehicle Discounts. Vehicle discounts include family and friends.
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