Mechatronics Engineer, Exterior Lighting Systems

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As a Mechatronics Engineer, Exterior Lighting Systems you will be responsible for engineering, design, development, timing, prototype, release and launch for lighting components and systems through its life cycle. Candidates should be excellent engineers and organizers that have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidate must be capable to work with cross-functional teams, align with other departments and understand their requirements to guarantee successful product integration.

Responsibilities:

• Create engineering studies of concept, package, lay out within vehicle in early development stages & internal in-house projects.
• Design components and products according to system targets for craftsmanship, function, cost, efficiency, weight.
• Manage parts from initial design to prototype phase, and serial production.
• Create & responsible for engineering documentation such as TES’s (Tech. Spec’s), DFMEA’s (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) and DVP’s (Design Verification Plan).
• Coordinate testing and validation activities with tier 1 and internally with vehicle validation.
• Manage EBOM (Engineering Bill of Materials).
• Manage and track suppliers' activities to successfully complete product development, validation all the way through series production.
• Design CAD models to comply with internal deliverables and support tier-1 supplier when required, collaborate with supplier during DFM, Moldflow and tooling design approvals.
• Verify and approve final component and product design prior to release.
• Communicate with internal interfaces and departments including data transfer.
• Respect time schedule of project, coordinate all necessary activities to guarantee milestones are achieved.
• Support vehicle prototype build activities and coordinate product optimization based on testing feedback.
• Development of Engineering Statement of Work for lighting devices.
• Actively participate in the iterative process with Lucid design/studio team to deliver optimal balance of function, form, and cost.
• Development assembly strategy including guiding, locating, and mounting to vehicle to meet build objectives.
• Interpret CAE simulation from Lucid internal attributes, as well as from tier 1 to integrate necessary product optimizations.

Qualifications

• 6 plus years of engineering experience in automotive sector.
• Proven experience in design/development engineering in lighting devices with a high efficiency approach.
• Knowledge of plastics, composites, and basic sheet metal.
• Knowledge of injection molding and plastic bonding processes.
• Experienced with CATIA V5 and V6 (NX, Unigraphics is acceptable).
• Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and other technical documents.
• Knowledgeable in GD&T fundamentals.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers, and assembly plant during the launch.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Technology knowledge for tooling, electronics production and testing are a plus.
• autonomous in CAD development, Part Design and Generative Shape design.
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals.
• Demonstrate understanding of design process from initial concept stages through tooling released and production launch.
• Ability to manage difficult projects with tight timing, budget constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous lighting devices in-plant launch experience preferred.
• Previous automotive OEM or Tier 1 experience is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical engineering or related field of study (Master is a plus).

Salary Range:

• $85,000 - 100,000 per year
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience