Design Release Engineer - Exhaust & Boosting

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid:

This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center, Warren MI three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business. (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the desired days to be onsite)

Our Mission:

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role:

Design Release Engineer responsible for leading a cross-functional team consisting of various Product Engineering functions, Manufacturing Engineering, Suppliers, Purchasing, Supplier Quality and others as needed to execute Design, Analysis, Development, Validation and Production Implementation of Internal Combustion Engine Boosting & Exhaust Systems.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):

• ·        Lead overall communication, coordination, and consultation with engineering departments and customers which interface with the Boosting or Exhaust System.
• ·        Establish and release designs/components to meet program performance and timing requirements, conform to best practices and implements design changes as required.
• ·        Lead through design failure modes effects analysis (DFMEA).
• ·        Plan and implement complex test and/or development programs.
• ·        Demonstrate that designs meet requirements through analysis, development and validation processes.
• ·        Define hardware and budget requirements for experimental build phases.
• ·        Lead Product Development Team (PDT) meetings.
• ·        Actively participate in Product Management Team (PMT), Center of Expertise (COE) and Engine Program Team meetings
• ·        Support supplier quality assurance process and warranty issue resolution.
• ·        Participate in work groups with interfacing hardware/software teams to support both current and future products.
• ·        Domestic and International Travel - 5-10% of the time
• Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): ·        Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required. Mechanical preferred, other technical disciplines considered.
• ·        5+ years of experience in internal-combustion engine, powertrain, hardware testing, turbocharged-engine or Exhaust/EGR development.
• ·        Experience creating or reviewing engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks, requirements, DFMEA, DVP&R, and design-release documentation.
• ·        Experience managing supplier technical deliverables, APQP, PPAP, engineering changes, and production-launch readiness.
• ·        Ability to collaborate effectively with calibration, controls, emissions, manufacturing, thermal, NVH, validation, and supplier teams.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

·        Master of Science degree in Engineering is preferred. Mechanical preferred, other disciplines considered.

·        8+ years of experience in automotive system hardware engineering (development and/or release).

·        Demonstrated experience with turbocharger system design, selection, sizing, matching, and integration.

·        Working knowledge of compressor and turbine maps, surge, choke, efficiency, boost response, and exhaust backpressure.

·        Experience with wastegate, electronic wastegate, or variable-geometry turbocharger systems and boost-control strategies.

·        Knowledge of turbocharger lubrication, cooling, bearing systems, oil coking, thermal protection, and durability requirements.

·        Experience with engine dynamometer and vehicle-level testing, data acquisition, calibration collaboration, and root-cause analysis.

·        Thorough knowledge of design development and test engineering, manufacturing and assembly operations, engineering processes and procedures.

·        Highly developed oral and written communications skills.

·        High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with and motivate others.

·        Experience working with engine calibration.

·        Experience working with vehicle integration issues.

·        Experience working with suppliers.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.