Tire & Wheel Systems Design Release Engineer

General Motors; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Design Release Engineer (DRE) for the Tire & Wheel Systems team. You will lead cross-functional development from concept through launch, coordinating with Design Studio, Program Management, Purchasing, suppliers, validation, and vehicle teams to deliver wheels, tires, and related components.

You will manage production release activities, ensure durability, meeting timing, cost and performance targets, and guide issue resolution with data-driven engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline is required.
• 2+ years of experience in a Design Release Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Component Engineer, or comparable engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Develop tire and wheel content plans in partnership with Program Management and Design Studio.
• Establish component requirements using design standards, engineering best practices, and program objectives.
• Develop and balance mass, cost, complexity, performance, and timing targets with the program team.
• Create Statements of Requirements and technical documentation to support sourcing activities.
• Participate in technical reviews with Purchasing and suppliers to evaluate designs, capabilities, and sourcing recommendations.
• Partner with Design Studio to develop wheel concepts and ensure sketches meet mathematical and engineering criteria.
• Work with suppliers to develop production-feasible designs that satisfy FEA, durability, performance, and validation requirements.
• Lead Product Development Team meetings and coordinate activities across suppliers, Validation Engineering, Test Engineering, and Specifications teams.
• Manage execution of production wheel development and validation activities to meet program timing, quality, cost, and performance targets.
• Lead issue resolution using structured problem-solving and data-driven engineering analysis.
• Manage component-level part releases and engineering changes throughout the vehicle program.
• Support launch readiness activities and ensure timely resolution of open technical issues.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Analytical problem solving

Strong communication

Engineering fundamentals (ME/AE)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Siemens NX

eMERGE

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Design Release Engineer (DRE) for the Tire & Wheel Systems team. You will lead cross-functional development from concept through launch, coordinating with Design Studio, Program Management, Purchasing, suppliers, validation, and vehicle teams to deliver wheels, tires, and related components.

You will manage production release activities, ensure durability, meeting timing, cost and performance targets, and guide issue resolution with data-driven engineering.