Rear Closure Design Engineer

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Plymouth, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Aerospace • Information Technology • Software • Biotech • Design
An engineering services company solving complex engineering through agility and collaboration.
The Role
Design and develop rear closure systems for automotive and commercial vehicles, including cargo and roller doors. Define system requirements and interfaces, create CAD models and engineering releases, perform packaging and tolerance studies, and support CAE, prototyping, testing, sourcing, validation, and launch activities. Resolve design and manufacturing issues, manage engineering changes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers from concept through production.
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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.

Domain Specific Skills:

  • Experience with cargo doors, roller doors, and automated closure systems.
  • Ability to define interfaces for actuation, controls, sensing, and surrounding vehicle systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define component and system engineering requirements.
  • Create and develop engineering designs and concepts.
  • Perform packaging, tolerance, and feasibility studies.
  • Develop CAD models, drawings, and engineering releases.
  • Support CAE, prototype builds, testing, Sourcing and validation activities.
  • Resolve design, manufacturing, quality, and launch issues.
  • Collaborate with Internal cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers.
  • Manage engineering changes and documentation.
  • Proven background in concept-to-production vehicle development and problem-solving

Required Skills/Experience:

  • 5y+ years of automotive/commerical vehicle engineering experience within relevant domain.
  • 2y+ CAD experience (CATIA 3Dx, 3D Expereince or V5).
  • GD&T and tolerance analysis
  • DFMA & Serviceability principles.
  • Problem-solving and root cause analysis.
  • Effective communication and teamwork.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Skills Required

  • At least 5 years of automotive or commercial vehicle engineering experience in a relevant domain
  • At least 2 years of CAD experience with CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE, 3DEXPERIENCE, or CATIA V5
  • Experience with cargo doors, roller doors, and automated closure systems
  • Ability to define interfaces for actuation, controls, sensing, and surrounding vehicle systems
  • GD&T and tolerance analysis experience
  • DFMA and serviceability principles
  • Problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
  • Experience with concept-to-production vehicle development
  • Effective communication and teamwork
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The Company
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt
Year Founded: 1988

What We Do

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.

Why Work With Us

Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.

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