Here is a tailored
Design Release Engineer (DRE) – Engine & Battery Cooling Plumbing
job description for the automotive industry. It covers both traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and Electric Vehicle (EV) thermal management systems (hoses, pipes, lines, quick connectors, and valves).
Design Release Engineer (DRE) – Cooling Plumbing & Thermal Systems
Location:
(City, Country / Hybrid / Remote)
Department:
Vehicle Engineering / Thermal Management
Employment Type:
Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented
Design Release Engineer (DRE) – Cooling Plumbing
to lead the end-to-end design, development, validation, and release of vehicle cooling lines, hoses, pipes, and fluid distribution components. In this role, you will be responsible for thermal management plumbing systems spanning
ICE, Hybrid (PHEV/HEV), and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
architectures—ensuring robust routing, durability, manufacturability, and cost efficiency from initial concept through Production (SOP).
Key Responsibilities
1. Component Design & System Integration
Lead the mechanical design and CAD routing of rigid/adaptable cooling lines, molded rubber hoses, plastic/aluminum coolant pipes, quick connectors, and flow control valves.
Ensure packaging feasibility within tight engine compartments or battery pack enclosures, maintaining required clearances to hot surfaces, sharp edges, and dynamic engine movement envelopes.
Drive
Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA)




principles to optimize line routing for ergonomics and assembly plant installation efficiency.
2. Validation, Testing & Problem Solving
Develop and execute the
Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R;)
for cooling components, including pressure cycle, burst, thermal shock, vibration, fluid compatibility, and environmental aging tests.
Perform root cause analysis (using
8D, 5 Whys, or Ishikawas
) on validation failures, assembly plant issues, or field quality concerns.
Conduct virtual and physical vehicle-level routing checks, prototype builds, and plant trial runs (PERs).
3. Change Management & Release Execution
Author and manage technical document releases, including
Design FMEAs (DFMEA)
, engineering drawings, material specifications, and CAD models.
Create and process
Change Notices (CNs/ECNs)
, tracking technical implementation timelines across engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing.
Issue
Tool Kick-Off (TKO)
approvals, manage
Source Package
technical releases, and issue
Interim Approval Authorizations (IAAs)
when necessary.
4. Supplier Management & Cross-Functional Interface
Serve as the primary technical contact for Tier-1 cooling plumbing and connector suppliers; manage supplier progression through
APQP / PPAP
milestones.
Interface directly with Thermal System Architects, CAD Packaging Teams, Quality, Purchasing, and Assembly Plant Operations to achieve program targets.
Drive Design-to-Cost (DtC) initiatives, weight optimization, and complexity reduction across cooling line families.
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📌 Design Release Engineer - Cooling Plumbing & Thermal Systems (México)
🏢 Segula Technologies
📍 México