Lead Release Engineer, Thermal Systems (Hybrid)

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

General Motors LLC seeks an experienced engineer to drive battery cooling lines design and release, support DFMEA, CTS templates, and RESS integration. You will coordinate with PMTs and designers to ensure robust, manufacturable components for new architectures and validate performance targets across the program lifecycle.

The role requires collaboration with manufacturing and service teams to ensure interface compatibility, serviceability, and sourcing support, with a hybrid work model of three

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience as a Battery Cooling Lines Design and Release Engineer, Body Structures Design and Release Engineer, Body Structures Value and Optimization Engineer, or related occupation.
• Three (3) years of experience in the following: Principles of design release engineering; Program execution; Design engineering theory; Technical writing and creation of written engineering evaluation reports; Reading, interpreting, and generating engineering drawings and specifications; Multi-materials applications for body structures; Conceptualizing and materializing design solutions; and CAD and CAE.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the execution of structural and coolant hose components.
• Support all technical aspects for PMT with emphasis on component requirement development, DFMEA and CTS template development.
• Support the finalization of component designs for new architectures.
• Specify and balance requirements, definition, execution, and evaluation of designs and performance targets, analysis, development, test procedures, testing, and validation of major engineering projects.
• Work with Designers to ensure interface and packaging compatibility for all components within the RESS.
• Work with other component owners (Program Management Team, PMTs) to select appropriate designs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure manufacturability of all components that are part of the internal RESS thermal system.
• Work with service to ensure serviceability of all RESS thermal components.
• Support purchasing in sourcing of components.
• Participate and support DFMEA and Design Reviews Based on Test Results (DRBTR).
• Track validation status and review results.
• Resolve all development and validation issues.
• Work with the Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) Lead Design Release Engineer to execute optimal RESS design.
• Hybrid Work Policy – 3 days In-Office, 2 Days Remote – Must be able to report to local office.

Skills

Design release engineering

Program execution

CAD/CAE

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, or related field

Tools

CAD

CAE

Job description

General Motors LLC seeks an experienced engineer to drive battery cooling lines design and release, support DFMEA, CTS templates, and RESS integration. You will coordinate with PMTs and designers to ensure robust, manufacturable components for new architectures and validate performance targets across the program lifecycle.

The role requires collaboration with manufacturing and service teams to ensure interface compatibility, serviceability, and sourcing support, with a hybrid work model of three