High Voltage Component Design & Release Engineer

Socket.dev; Wixom (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-Friendly Workplace

Strong People-First Culture

Innovation Meets Execution

Growth-Oriented Environment

Job summary

Workhorse in Michigan is seeking a High-Voltage Component Design Release Engineer to own the design, validation, integration, and release of high-voltage components for our vehicle platforms. You will drive the full lifecycle from requirements to production launch and field support, coordinating with mechanical, thermal, electrical, and vehicle teams.

The role emphasizes supplier management, validation planning, and timely issue resolution to ensure safety, reliability, and cost targets across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2–5 years automotive engineering experience.
• Experience with high-voltage components and systems.
• Understanding of automotive development phases.
• Ability to travel to supplier locations.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, validation, and release of high-voltage components.
• Develop and refine component requirements.
• Lead supplier evaluations and sourcing activities.
• Manage supplier engineering, design, and production-readiness.
• Develop timing and validation plans.
• Track status, risks, and issues across projects.
• Review supplier drawings and test reports.
• Collaborate with mechanical, packaging, thermal, electrical teams.
• Support prototype and production validation builds.
• Provide on-site engineering support.
• Lead component-level issue resolution and vehicle troubleshooting.
• Support field service, warranty, and root-cause investigations.
• Ensure performance, reliability, quality, safety, cost, timing.

Skills

Technical communication

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Travel willingness

Automotive engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Description

The High-Voltage Component Design Release Engineer (DRE) is responsible for the development, integration, validation, and production release of multiple high-voltage electrical components. Components may include traction inverters, power distribution units, DC/DC converters, onboard chargers, and other high-voltage devices used within Workhorse vehicle platforms.

The DRE will manage components throughout the full automotive development lifecycle, from requirements definition and supplier sourcing through validation, production launch, and field support.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, validation, integration, and release of assigned high-voltage components
• Develop, maintain, and refine technical and functional component requirements
• Lead technical evaluations and support supplier selection and sourcing activities
• Manage supplier engineering, design, manufacturing, validation, and production-readiness activities
• Develop and maintain component timing plans, validation plans, and engineering deliverables
• Track and report component development status, production readiness, validation progress, risks, and open issues
• Review supplier designs, drawings, specifications, test reports, and technical documentation
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering, packaging, thermal, electrical architecture, and vehicle integration teams to package and integrate components
• Support prototype, mule, design-validation, and production-validation vehicle builds
• Provide on-site engineering support at prototype build locations, supplier facilities, and Workhorse manufacturing plants
• Lead component-level issue resolution and support vehicle-level troubleshooting
• Support production, field-service, warranty, and root-cause investigations involving assigned components
• Ensure components meet performance, reliability, quality, safety, cost, and timing requirements
• Drive issues to closure while coordinating activities across suppliers and internal cross-functional teams

Requirements

Qualifications & Skill

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• Two to five years of engineering experience within the automotive industry
• Experience developing or integrating high-voltage electrical components and systems
• Understanding of automotive development phases, including mule, design validation, production validation, and production launch
• Experience managing multiple components, suppliers, and development activities simultaneously
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and project-management skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and service teams
• Ability and willingness to travel to supplier engineering and manufacturing locations

Why Workhorse?

• Lead the Future of Electric Mobility
  Workhorse is a leading electric vehicle company focused on delivering sustainable, purpose-built solutions that are transforming last-mile delivery and commercial transportation.
• Dog-Friendly Workplace
  We believe great ideas come from people who feel comfortable being themselvesfour-legged teammates included at many of our locations.
• Strong, People-First Culture
  We foster a collaborative, respectful, and transparent culture where teams are empowered, accountability is valued, and leaders are trusted to lead.
• Innovation Meets Execution
  Workhorse combines cutting-edge technology with real-world manufacturing and operational excellenceturning innovation into vehicles on the road.
• Growth-Oriented Environment
  Join a company in an exciting phase of growth where your leadership, ideas, and results will directly shape what’s next.