DevOps Engineer

• Support the design and analysis of threaded and non-threaded joints for vehicle components and systems
• Assist with fastener selection using fastener catalogs, engineering standards, and part classification tools
• Run joint calculations including clamp load, torque, joint slip, thread engagement, and strength checks
• Help develop and maintain fastener tightening specifications
• Support design reviews for accessibility, serviceability, and manufacturing feasibility
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Plant, Tooling, and Equipment engineering teams to implement fastening processes
• Assist with torque-tension testing, joint audits, and plant torque correlation studies
• Document lessons learned and contribute to fastening standards, guidelines, and checklists
• Participate in issue resolution for fastener failures, loosening, warranty concerns, and assembly problems
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Maintain records of fastener data, torque specifications, joint calculations, and change history

Design and Release Engineer – Fastening

• 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

Design Release Engineer – External Microphone Systems

• 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

Lead Thermal Design Release Engineer

• Understand product degradation and failure mechanisms and their consequences
• Develop deterministic or probabilistic/data mining models characterizing failure mechanisms
• Assess new and derivative design solutions, product operation, and maintenance practices for safety and reliability impacts
• Develop and deploy models at component, system, asset, and fleet levels
• Support part/function classification activities
• Support product development and new product introduction through Safety & Reliability Engineering analysis and documentation, including FHA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessment
• Support FRACAS and Reliability Initiatives during development and in-service phases
• Apply multi-domain engineering knowledge to detail failure mechanisms and system effects

System Safety and Reliability Engineer

• Lead the Product Development Team for steering system components
• Manage the design, release, and integration of steering components into GM systems
• Complete program ICDs, DFMEAs, and peer reviews on time
• Oversee pre-production builds and ensure properties are shipped test-ready and aligned with milestones
• Drive design validation using FEA, modal analysis, and virtual builds
• Identify root causes of design issues and implement solutions
• Refine design criteria and typical sections using math data
• Conduct trade-off studies and recommend program direction based on cost, mass, and timing
• Lead and support technical reviews with suppliers and internal teams
• Coordinate with purchasing, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams
• Monitor warranty data and address emerging product issues
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Travel less than 25%

Design Release Engineer – Chassis Steering

• Lead design, development, analysis, integration, validation, and launch of instrument panel structure subsystems across vehicle programs
• Develop concepts and perform engineering evaluations using DFMEA, DRBFM, ICDs, PFMEA, CAE, and safety performance analysis
• Package components and manage CAD development through GM or supplier designers; ensure design best practices and lead peer reviews
• Evaluate manufacturing processes including welded steel stampings, magnesium die castings, and hybrid plastic/metal overmolding
• Collaborate with Thermal, Electrical, Body, Chassis, Restraints, Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, and other partner organizations
• Lead Product Development Team activities, track and resolve issues, and communicate progress, risks, decisions, and impacts
• Balance cost, part count, mass, complexity, timing, content, and customer-driven requirements while supporting configuration work and continuous improvement
• Support Statement of Requirements development and lead Statements of Work; partner with CAE on FEA and robust design decisions
• Apply benchmarking to guide competitive design direction, BOM strategies, features, and content
• Lead change management using clear problem statements, alternatives, quantified impacts, decisions, and approvals
• Maintain documentation, risk assessments, lessons learned, and engineering read-across
• Lead plant builds, supplier trials, DV/PV events, craftsmanship audits, and launch activities
• Contribute to enterprise initiatives involving CAE-driven design, virtual execution, automation, accelerated development, supply chain improvement, and global standards
• Travel as needed during development, integration, and launch activities

Design Release Engineer – Instrument Panel Structure

• Lead the Product Development Team (PDT) for steering system components
• Manage the design, release, and integration of steering components into GM systems
• Complete program ICDs, DFMEAs, and Peer Reviews on time
• Oversee pre-production builds and ensure properties are shipped test-ready and aligned with program milestones
• Drive Design Validation using FEA, modal analysis, and virtual builds
• Identify root causes of design issues and implement solutions
• Refine design criteria and typical sections using math data
• Conduct trade-off studies and recommend program direction based on cost, mass, and timing
• Lead and support technical reviews with suppliers and internal teams
• Coordinate cross-functional activities with purchasing, manufacturing, and supplier quality teams
• Monitor warranty data and address emerging product issues
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency
• Coach and lead suppliers to ensure execution of deliverables
• Travel as needed

Senior Design Release Engineer – Chassis Steering

• Define requirements, design, engineer, develop, release, launch, and provide technical leadership for seating system components
• Develop, refine, and finalize design criteria and typical sections using vehicle math data
• Develop and support Statements of Requirements for seat system components with subject matter experts
• Lead and support component design and technical reviews for design fidelity and program compliance
• Define Interface Control Document requirements, negotiate interface agreements, and resolve cross-functional issues
• Lead or support Product Development Team activities, including timing, parts lists, Design for Manufacturing, and issue tracking
• Evaluate design alternatives and recommend solutions based on cost, mass, timing, assembly, complexity, and commodity requirements
• Release production designs on schedule and conduct engineering reviews to confirm 100% design fidelity
• Communicate technical information across internal teams, customers, suppliers, and manufacturing organizations
• Lead launch activities for new vehicle programs at GM assembly plants, Tier 1 seating plants, and applicable Tier 2 suppliers

Design Release Engineer – Seat Components

• Own rear seat structures and key components from concept through launch and production
• Define system requirements and develop SORs for rear seat structure subsystems
• Lead design, integration, technical reviews, and trade-off studies
• Define and maintain Interface Control Documents and resolve interface conflicts
• Lead Product Development Teams, including timing, parts lists, DFM/DFMA, issue tracking, and risk mitigation
• Release production designs meeting regulatory, performance, quality, and commodity requirements
• Conduct engineering and design reviews for GVDP milestone readiness
• Serve as primary technical interface with program teams, plants, suppliers, CAE, validation, purchasing, and quality
• Lead vehicle-program launches at assembly plants and supplier facilities
• Provide build support, issue resolution, and change management
• Lead problem-solving for cost, quality, safety, and warranty issues and drive corrective actions

Design and Release Engineer – Seat Structure

• Define requirements and execute design, analysis, development, testing and management of engineering projects for active safety components
• Serve as Design Release Engineer for ADAS cameras, including hardware and calibrations
• Understand system-level functionality and root-cause issues
• Organize and drive design-for-manufacturing initiatives
• Develop component technical specifications, statements of requirements and subsystem technical specifications
• Lead formal design, peer and quality reviews
• Lead technical issue resolution and product development team meetings
• Lead and manage supplier resident engineers
• Support Purchasing sourcing activities and vehicle FMEA activities
• Act as the primary GM engineering interface with component suppliers
• Ensure vehicle program cost, timing, investment and quality imperatives are met
• Generate technical solutions for current, new and major programs
• Provide technical leadership for advanced technology development and perform complex design and packaging analysis
• Develop engineering designs and implement engineering changes
• Maintain engineering authority documents and math data
• Implement cost reduction, methods and product improvements and support build programs
• Plan and implement validation and development programs
• Release parts and subsystems for production
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, plant personnel and other departments
• Stay abreast of new technology and competitive products

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