Senior Design Release Engineer

Senior Design & Release Engineer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

The Senior Design & Release Engineer leads the design, development, validation, release, and launch support of Body in White structures and vehicle integration components for complete vehicle and autonomous mobility platforms. The position owns assigned systems from concept and architecture development through prototype builds, production release, validation, and launch readiness. This role combines deep BODY EXTERIOR engineering knowledge with disciplined component ownership. The engineer works closely with Program Management, CATIA, CAE, PLM, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, suppliers, and OEM customers to deliver robust solutions that meet performance, cost, timing, regulatory, manufacturability, serviceability, weight, and quality requirements.

Your responsibilities include:

• Technical Leadership & Product Development: Lead development of BODY EXTERIOR and vehicle integration systems, including body structures, Body Exterior interfaces, mounting systems, sensor hardware, thermal integration components, packaging systems, and exterior interfaces.
• Design Release & Configuration Management: Own component and assembly release activities within PLM systems and maintain configuration integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
• Project Planning, Targets & Reporting: Support achievement of program targets for cost, timing, quality, weight, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance.
• Supplier & Manufacturing Collaboration: Partner with suppliers on technical reviews, DFM/DFA assessments, material selection, tooling concepts, design optimization, and production readiness.
• Validation, Quality & Risk Management: Develop and maintain DVP&R documentation and validation strategies for assigned systems.
• Prototype, Vehicle Build & Launch Support: Support prototype, pilot, and production of vehicle builds as the engineering owner for assigned systems.
• Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration: Lead technical reviews, milestone meetings, design discussions, and customer presentations.

Your preferred qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related engineering discipline; master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of automotive body engineering, BODY EXTERIOR development, vehicle integration, or closely related product development experience.
• Experience in complete vehicle development, manufacturing, prototype builds, production launch, and supplier collaboration.
• Experience working with global engineering teams and communicating with OEM customers and suppliers.
• Technical skills in CATIA V5 or CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE; working knowledge of CATIA and CAE simulation methods.
• Clear written and verbal communication, cross-functional teamwork, supplier management, and customer-facing professionalism.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment: At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.