Design Release Engineer (DRE) - Soft Trim
Auburn Hills · Troy, MI · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Auburn Hills · Troy, MI
About the role
- Alten Technology is seeking a Design Release Engineer (DRE) - Soft Trim in Auburn Hills or Troy, MI.
- The role involves supporting the design, modeling, and release of soft trim components such as carpets and insulators.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and modeling of Soft Trim components — carpets, dash insulators, and firewall insulators.
- Assist in design reviews with the Global Technical Centre team under guidance from senior engineers.
- Support packaging, manufacturing, and assembly feasibility studies for soft trim components, particularly injection molded and formed parts.
- Help create Technical Data Sheets and DVP&R documentation for new components.
- Assist in preparing DVPR/DFMEA documentation for trim components in coordination with suppliers and the design team.
- Support CAD data finalization ahead of Step releases; assist with TKO packaging and clearance studies to confirm components meet specification.
- Coordinate with the NVH/CAE team to support component target validation and functional requirement checks, especially for carpet and insulator systems.
- Participate in design release/TKO sign-off activities under senior engineer supervision, helping track project timelines.
- Support benchmarking studies as required.
- Assist with supplier interactions, PLM activities, and CFT coordination, including tracking checklist approvals in PLM at project milestones.
Requirements
- 5 to 10 years of Product Design & development experience in automotive Soft Trim components (Carpets, Dash Insulator, Firewall Insulator)
- Working knowledge of NVH considerations in carpet and insulator design
- Exposure to injection molded and/or formed component design and development
- Basic working knowledge of Component & System level design and release processes
- Working knowledge of UG or CATIA modeling and surfacing
- Basic understanding of manufacturing & assembly feasibility considerations
- Basic knowledge of the injection molding process
- Good presentation and communication skills, with willingness to learn and grow under senior engineer mentorship
- Working knowledge of NX & Teamcenter required
- Knowledge of MS Office or Google G-Suite
Preferred qualifications
- Exposure to Hard Trim or Overhead Systems
- Exposure to Ennovia/Teamcenter
- Exposure to working with Tier 1 suppliers and/or OEMs
- Familiarity with Motion Simulation tools
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes (Thermoforming, Molding, Compression Molding) and plastic materials
- Basic knowledge of CATIA and Enovia is an additional advantage
Workplace
- Maintains a drug-free workplace; all selected candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Skills
- UG
- CATIA
- Ennovia
- Teamcenter
- NX
- MS Office
- Google G-Suite
