Automotive Engineering Jobs in Detroit, MI (NOW HIRING)

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• Automotive OEM Experience: Worked with General Motors, Nissan, ZF Group, and Stellantis, which aligns well with the automotive environment.
• Quality Engineering: Current role as ECU Quality Engineer at GM includes issue resolution, corrective actions, defect containment, and quality improvements.
• Root Cause Investigation: Experience troubleshooting electrical modules, coordinating with suppliers, and resolving production issues.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Worked with engineering, suppliers, manufacturing, and R&D teams.
• Automotive Quality Processes: Familiar with change management, validation, diagnostics, and testing.

Location: Auburn Hills, MI – Onsite

Openings: 3

Start Date: Immediate

Background Check: Mandatory

We are seeking experienced Warranty Analysis Engineers with strong automotive engineering and failure-analysis expertise to support warranty investigations and product reliability improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience analyzing warranty/field failures, performing root cause analysis, investigating returned components, and working with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and quality teams.

This role will focus primarily on engine and powertrain-related systems, with an emphasis on identifying recurring failures, determining root causes, supporting corrective actions, and reducing warranty costs.

• Analyze returned warranty components and investigate field failures to determine failure modes and root causes.
• Conduct component inspections, teardown analysis, diagnostics, and performance evaluations.
• Analyze warranty claims and field data to identify trends, recurring issues, quality concerns, and potential product failures.
• Lead structured root cause investigations using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa, Fault Tree Analysis, and FMEA methodologies.
• Support containment, corrective action, and preventive action activities for identified warranty concerns.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Service, and other cross-functional teams to resolve warranty issues.
• Review engineering specifications, drawings, test results, and component performance data during failure investigations.
• Support warranty part disposition, including repair, rework, scrap, or additional testing recommendations.
• Prepare technical reports, warranty summaries, failure-analysis documentation, and engineering recommendations.
• Participate in supplier and customer technical reviews related to warranty and quality concerns.
• Monitor warranty performance and support initiatives to reduce warranty claims, costs, and customer complaints.
• Apply reliability and statistical analysis techniques to evaluate product performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support automotive quality processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate technical findings and recommendations to engineering teams, management, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of automotive engineering, warranty, quality, reliability, or failure-analysis experience.
• Strong understanding of automotive mechanical systems and powertrain/engine components.
• Hands-on experience with warranty analysis, field failure investigation, or returned-part analysis.
• Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa, Fault Tree Analysis, and FMEA.
• Experience working with automotive OEMs or Tier-1 suppliers is highly preferred.
• Ability to analyze technical data and identify warranty/failure trends.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, test reports, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and technical-reporting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other engineering/data-analysis tools.

• Experience with engine, transmission, driveline, exhaust, HVAC, or other powertrain/vehicle systems.
• Experience with automotive diagnostic tools and vehicle/field data.
• Knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, IATF 16949, or related automotive quality processes.
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Experience with warranty management systems and databases.
• Knowledge of reliability/statistical analysis, including Pareto and Weibull analysis.
• Experience working directly with suppliers, dealerships, service organizations, or customers.
• Exposure to hybrid and electric powertrain systems is a plus.