Job ID: 2020111
Career Area: Engineering
Position Type: Salaried
Location: FCA Mexico – Santa Fe Corporate Services
1210, MX
Date Posted: July 26, 2026
Brand: FCA Group
The Restraint Design Release Engineer (DRE) is responsible for the design, development and release of one or more of the following components: the steering wheel, seat belts and/or airbags to support Stellantis vehicle programs.
Assignments include working with suppliers and other cross-functional areas to design, develop and release restraint components and systems. This will include writing change notices and compliance reports, overall management and updates to Stellantis systems and core documentation (e.g., DVPR, DFMEA) to meet program timing and deliverables. The Engineer will follow, track, root cause and manage to resolution issues found during development and serial life (warranty). They will also provide the same support to the plants for build issues found during pre-production, production launch, and serial life builds.
The Restraint DRE is expected to manage the development of the passive safety restraint requirements. The Restraints DRE with steering wheel responsibilities is expected to manage the development of the capacitive hands-on detection and heating (electrical and performance) requirements. The chosen candidate will work with other Stellantis engineering organizations to package and develop the complete restraint system. The Restraints DRE will interface with purchasing, product design office, manufacturing and supply base groups to achieve program objectives.
The Restraint DRE is responsible for the review of testing, parts, data and best practices to meet program requirements, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), ECE and other global certifications.
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