Automotive Wiring Release Engineer

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Automotive Wiring Release Engineer

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Automotive Wiring Release Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for tracking and documenting open issues both internally and with customers, supporting and maintaining the customer part release system, and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of information provided by customers. This role requires a strong understanding of design and engineering principles to resolve product issues and manage design release costs.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Automotive Wiring Release Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for tracking and documenting open issues both internally and with customers, supporting and maintaining the customer part release system, and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of information provided by customers. This role requires a strong understanding of design and engineering principles to resolve product issues and manage design release costs.

• Track and Document Issues:
  Monitor, track, and document open issues internally and with customers to ensure timely resolution.
• Customer Part Release Support:
  Support and maintain the customer part release system and manage approval documents.
• Evaluate Customer Information:
  Assess the completeness and accuracy of information provided by the customer as it applies to the product/project.
• DFMEA Preparation:
  Prepare Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to identify potential failure modes and effects.
• Product Issue Resolution:
  Resolve product issues related to both existing and new designs.
• DVPR Utilization:
  Produce and utilize Design Verification Plan and Reports (DVPR) for product validation.
• Customer Communication:
  Communicate the content and status of designs, design changes, and build requirements to customers.
• Manage Design Release Costs:
  Oversee design release costs, including piece cost and tooling, ensuring cost-efficiency.
• Prototype Evaluation:
  Evaluate prototype designs to verify functional requirements and conduct necessary design revisions.
• On-time Delivery:
  Ensure parts are delivered on time and to specification by working closely with the manufacturing plant (including design review/inspections).

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Proven experience in automotive wiring and release engineering.
• Strong understanding of DFMEA and DVPR.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills to liaise with customers and internal teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to quality.

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.