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Automotive Cooling System Design and Release Engineer

Auburn Hills, Michigan - Posted on July 23, 2025
Published By Auwie Cruz

Trillium Drivers is now seeking a Design Release Engineer - Intermediate in Auburn Hills!

As an Automotive Cooling System Design and Release Engineer, you will be a key member of our dynamic team focused on designing, developing, validating, and releasing advanced cooling components for gas and electrified vehicles. These critical components, including hose and tube assemblies, electric coolant heaters, valves, pumps, and air induction system components, are essential to ensure the optimal performance and efficiency of our gas and electrified vehicles. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing suppliers, and utilizing your technical expertise to drive the success of our cutting-edge projects.

Key Responsibilities:
-Lead the development, validation, and release of various cooling components for electrified vehicles, including cooling module assemblies, transmission oil coolers, high and low-pressure hose and tube assemblies, electric coolant heaters, valves, pumps, and air induction system components.
-Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that cooling components meet performance, safety, and quality standards, while contributing to the overall vehicle objectives.
-Create, maintain, and manage the Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) and Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) documents for cooling components, ensuring comprehensive validation and risk management.
-Drive the achievement of program timing milestones by effectively coordinating tasks, resources, and activities within the project timeline.
-Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) principles to guide the development process and ensure robust product launches.
-Utilize Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools to conduct simulations and analyses, optimizing component designs for efficiency and performance.
-Leverage your expertise in software tools including CATIA V5, Unigraphics NX, Vis Mockup, and TeamCenter to design, visualize, and communicate component designs effectively.
-Apply Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies to enhance the quality, reliability, and performance of cooling system components.
-Take a leadership role in managing and fostering strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring their alignment with project goals and delivery of high-quality components.
-Collaborate with manufacturing, testing, and quality teams to seamlessly integrate cooling components into the vehicle architecture.

Pay rate is up to $42.50/hour!

Requirements:
-Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
-Advanced degree is a plus.
-3-5 years of experience in automotive engineering, with a focus on designing and releasing cooling system components for electrified vehicles.
-Strong understanding of cooling system components, such as Radiators, Condensers, Fans, Pumps, Valves, Heaters, and associated hardware.
-Proficiency in using CATIA V5 and/or Unigraphics NX for component design and modeling.
-Experience with Vis Mockup and TeamCenter for collaborative design and visualization.


Trillium Technical has been recruiting and placing Engineering professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of Engineering professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and vacation days, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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