Senior Interior Design Release Engineer – Cockpits

General Motors Company; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (GM Total Rewards)

Job summary

GM Defense is seeking an Interior Design Release Engineer to own cockpit components from concept to launch. You will work with engineering, design studio, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, suppliers, and customers to deliver robust, manufacturable, and validated solutions.

The role requires exploring customer and program requirements, defining engineering criteria, and driving readiness for prototype and production builds across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or a similar discipline.
• 5+ years in interior systems design (Instrument Panels, Floors, trim, seats).
• Ability to own technical work from requirements to release and issue resolution.
• Experience in design release engineering or automotive product engineering.
• Experience taking components through design, validation, change control and production launches.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical problem-solving with suppliers.
• Strong communication, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and escalate risks as needed.
• Experience solving design/manufacturing issues quickly as part of a cross-functional team.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and vehicle launch experience.
• Willingness to travel and work at Milford Proving Grounds; legal to operate a vehicle.
• U.S. Person status (citizen, permanent resident, asylee or refugee).

Responsibilities

• Independently lead interior systems from requirements through release and launch.
• Translate requirements into engineering specs and acceptance criteria.
• Define and maintain component requirements, SORs, interfaces, and criteria.
• Lead integration with adjacent vehicle systems; address fit, packaging, and serviceability.
• Lead design reviews, decisions, and release documentation including BOMs.
• Guide supplier design, review proposals, risk analyses, and readiness.
• Coordinate DFMEA/DRBFM and corrective actions across components.
• Manage engineering changes and release timing per GM processes.
• Prepare for prototypes, pre-production, and launch builds; coordinate triage.
• Report subsystem status, risks, and decisions to engineering and program leadership.
• Mentor peers and share lessons learned across programs.

Skills

Interior systems design

Release documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

DFMEA/DRBFM

Supplier coordination

Communication & prioritization

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

GM Defense is seeking an Interior Design Release Engineer to own cockpit components from concept to launch. You will work with engineering, design studio, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, suppliers, and customers to deliver robust, manufacturable, and validated solutions.

The role requires exploring customer and program requirements, defining engineering criteria, and driving readiness for prototype and production builds across the full lifecycle.