Development Engineer - Seating

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Development Engineer - Seating Job Description

As a Development Engineer specializing in seating, you will support the analysis and understanding of production and field issues. Your role involves correcting BoM issues, analyzing functional and EE issues, preparing and executing engineering changes, finding part substitutions, and preparing documentation for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand production and field issues related to seating.
• Correct BoM issues and updates.
• Find countermeasures for functional and electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare and execute engineering changes including issuing EC, KEM, Smaragd updates.
• Identify part substitutions and short-term deviation solutions, and create and drive PDR.
• Address topics related to fasteners.
• Prepare documentation for meetings and miscellaneous tasks, such as writing PR / PO’s.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

The role is based in a Mercedes engineering office, offering a professional setting equipped with modern technologies and tools necessary for automotive seating development.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Birmingham, AL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $59.00 - $59.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Birmingham,AL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 18, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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