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Design Release Engineer – External Microphone Systems
General Motors. Own external microphone hardware and associated components for next-generation Super Cruise functionality .
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCyber Security
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own external microphone hardware and associated components for next-generation Super Cruise functionality
- Define, develop, validate, and release vehicle-mounted microphone systems
- Own component and subsystem requirements, technical trade-offs, traceability, and change management
- Translate Super Cruise and vehicle-sensing objectives into measurable microphone performance requirements
- Lead design, development, analysis, validation, and release from concept through production launch
- Develop technical specifications, Statements of Requirements, component requirements, interface specifications, and subsystem documentation
- Drive microphone placement, packaging, acoustic path, sealing, thermal, EMC, wiring, and serviceability decisions
- Coordinate DFM, DFA, DFS, and Design for Reliability activities with suppliers and manufacturing plants
- Lead design, peer, quality, acoustic performance, and technical issue-resolution reviews
- Collaborate with Acoustics, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software, Controls, Validation, NVH, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Safety, Quality, Program teams, and suppliers
- Support acoustic, wind and road-noise, environmental durability, ingress, temperature, humidity, vibration, shock, EMC, reliability, and vehicle-level testing
- Support Design Verification, Production Validation, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and countermeasure implementation
- Integrate microphone hardware with vehicle electrical architecture, wiring, signal-processing software, data interfaces, and Super Cruise functions
- Support prototype, vehicle, pilot, and production builds, hardware bring-up, issue triage, testing, and launch readiness
- Own supplier technical deliverables, timing, quality, and issue closure
- Drive improvements in cost, acoustic performance, quality, manufacturability, reliability, and production robustness
- Ensure compliance with GM engineering standards, quality systems, functional safety, cybersecurity, software interface, and regulatory requirements
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering or technical experience
- Minimum of 2 years of Design Release Engineer or equivalent component ownership experience
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical principles, acoustics, materials, environmental durability, and vehicle integration
- Experience taking hardware from requirements definition through design, validation, release, and production launch
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional, global product-development teams
- Strong technical communication, problem-solving, decision-making, and supplier-management skills
- Experience developing, integrating, or releasing automotive microphone systems, acoustic sensors, audio hardware, or environmental sensing components is desired
- Understanding of microphone technologies, acoustic system design, signal-to-noise performance, frequency response, wind and road-noise effects, acoustic packaging, and signal interfaces is desired
- Experience with environmental, EMC, vibration, shock, ingress-protection, reliability, and vehicle-level validation of electronic hardware is desired
- Working knowledge of Teamcenter, IBM DOORS, or equivalent requirements and product-development tools is desired
- Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, fault-tree analysis, and structured problem-solving methods; formal training is preferred
- Experience defining and managing electrical interfaces, connectors, wiring architectures, communication interfaces, and hardware/software boundaries is desired
- Experience with supplier development, technical reviews, sourcing activities, commercial discussions, or global supplier management is desired
- Knowledge of GM product-development systems, quality processes, and launch methodologies is desired
- Exposure to DFSS, Design for Reliability, Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement methodologies is desired
- Experience developing or releasing safety-critical, mission-critical, or high-reliability automotive systems or components is desired
- Prior experience outside the automotive industry in acoustics, consumer electronics, aerospace, industrial sensing, communications, or related fields is a plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Benefits and Total Rewards resources provided by General Motors
- Well-being support at work and at home
- Inclusive workplace culture
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
- Role-related assessments and/or pre-employment screening may be provided where applicable