Sobre esta vaga de Lighting Design and Release Engineer na ALTEN Technology USA
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.
Workplace: On-site, 4 days per week. Friday, Remote.
Location: Long Beach, CA
Salary: $120-140k
The Lighting Design and Release Engineer will develop and release automotive lighting components from concept through production launch. The role coordinates mechanical design, optical performance, electronics, supplier development, validation, and vehicle integration to ensure lighting systems meet program requirements.
Responsibilities
• Lead engineering development and release of automotive lighting components, such as headlamps, rear lamps, and auxiliary lamps.
• Translate system and vehicle requirements into component specifications, interfaces, and design deliverables.
• Coordinate concept development, design maturation, supplier deliverables, tooling, and production release.
• Manage integration of optical, mechanical, electrical, thermal, sealing, and styling requirements.
• Develop and maintain DFMEAs and support validation planning and issue resolution.
• Coordinate testing and verification, including photometric, environmental, durability, vibration, thermal, and water-ingress testing as applicable.
• Support vehicle builds, design reviews, regulatory-compliance activities, and production launch.
• Maintain product data and engineering release information in 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX).
Required Qualifications
• Experience developing and releasing automotive lighting components from concept through launch.
• Working knowledge of 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX), DFMEA, and engineering change processes.
• Ability to coordinate with lighting suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and technical communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of lighting optics, photometry, beam patterns, light-source technology, and lamp performance targets.
• Familiarity with applicable vehicle lighting regulations and certification processes for target markets.
• Understanding of lamp packaging, styling interfaces, sealing, condensation, thermal management, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with electrical interfaces, wiring/connectors, diagnostics, and integration with vehicle controls.
• Familiarity with validation planning, test-result review, supplier quality, and production-readiness activities.
Salary
• $120,000-140,000
• 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
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.
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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.
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