Design Release Engineer - Safety Restraint Systems

Auburn Hills · Troy, MI · 1+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

Alten Technology is seeking a Design Release Engineer for Safety Restraint Systems to manage the design, development, and release of components like steering wheels, seat belts, and airbags.
The role involves collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional areas to meet program deliverables, write change notices, and handle compliance reports.

Design, develop and release one or more restraint components including the steering wheel, seat belts and/or airbags to support vehicle programs.
Work with suppliers and other cross-functional areas to design, develop and release restraint components and systems.
Write change notices and compliance reports, and perform overall management and updates to Client systems and core documentation (e.g., DVPR, DFMEA) to meet program timing and deliverables.
Follow, track, root cause and manage to resolution issues found during development and serial life (warranty).
Provide support to plants for build issues found during pre-production, production launch, and serial life builds.
Manage the development of the passive safety restraint requirements.
Manage the development of the capacitive hands-on detection and heating (electrical and performance) requirements for steering wheel responsibilities.
Work with other Client engineering organizations to package and develop the complete restraint system.
Interface with purchasing, product design office, manufacturing and supply base groups to achieve program objectives.
Review testing, parts, data and best practices to meet program requirements, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), ECE and other global certifications.

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited (or equivalent) University
Minimum of 1 years of automotive engineering experience
Highly motivated and driven to achieve goals
Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
Good communication, problem solving, computer and presentation skills

Experience with the design and release of airbag, seat belt, and/or steering wheel components
Vehicle level restraint system experience
FMVSS or Homologation testing and certification experience
Experience with NX / Team Center CAD Software
Familiar with PFMEA, DFMEA, DVP&R, FEA and CAE impact analysis tools
Experience using proactive quality tools (Design for Six Sigma)
Experience using reactive quality tools (Kepner-Tregoe / Shainin)