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Lead Thermal Design Release Engineer
General Motors. Lead the System PDT for assigned vehicle programs and ensure key deliverables are completed on time and with high quality .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the System PDT for assigned vehicle programs and ensure key deliverables are completed on time and with high quality
- Facilitate integration and cross-functional meetings to resolve high-risk, complex system-level issues
- Serve as the studio interface for thermal content and lead escalation of studio criteria violations
- Develop thermal components and systems using GM engineering tools and processes
- Coach, mentor, and lead DREs and suppliers
- Create and update the Cabin Comfort Scorecard
- Provide on-site support for DREs outside the region
- Perform design studies and recommend optimized thermal solutions
- Own subsystem-level thermal performance and system-level issue management
- Support cabin comfort, powertrain thermal management, cooling performance, and related attribute delivery
- Coordinate communication between the VSE, LDE, and DRE team
- Lead integration of thermal subsystems into the total vehicle
- Ensure compliance with CTS, SSTS, STS, FTS, VTS, and Design Best Practices requirements
- Lead Peer Reviews and Routing Quality Assessments
- Coordinate engineering activities with suppliers and cross-functional teams
- Lead problem-solving for JIRA PRTS issues and document validation status
- Communicate with internal and external customer organizations
- Review warranty, JD Power, and Compass data for emerging issues and durability concerns
- Develop and implement cost optimization changes
- Track new thermal technologies and share lessons learned with the global subsystem leadership team
- Support required domestic travel
Requirements
What you’ll need- Engineering experience with system-level thermal design and performance ownership
- Experience leading product development and integration of thermal system components and subsystems
- Experience leading teams of thermal component DREs and suppliers
- Ability to use GM engineering tools and processes
- Ability to manage program milestones, validation, production, and release deliverables
- Ability to perform design studies and alternative analyses balancing performance, cost, mass, timing, packaging, energy efficiency, and vehicle integration
- Knowledge of thermal components, thermal systems, cabin comfort, powertrain thermal management, cooling performance, and vehicle integration
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, supplier quality, validation, safety, electrical, HVAC, propulsion, software, and vehicle integration teams
- Ability to lead problem-solving and manage JIRA PRTS issues
- Ability to review product warranty, JD Power, and Compass data
- Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, or J-1 support
- Must be able to report to the specified location at least 3 times per week, or at another frequency determined by the manager
- Willingness to travel domestically; the posting states travel may be up to approximately 5% and also requires travel under 25%
- Relocation benefits are not provided
Benefits
Comp & perks- Benefits provided from day one
- Total Rewards resources
- Inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunities
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities