Battery Cell DRE

GM•Warren, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At General Motors, product teams use a human-centered design process to develop vehicles and experiences, including battery systems, software, safety, and entertainment features. The Battery Cell Design Release Engineer leads development and release of battery cells for GM electric and hybrid vehicles, working with engineering teams, suppliers, and joint venture partners to deliver designs that meet requirements for quality, durability, performance, cost, and timing. The role is based at GM’s Warren Technical Center and works with teams across the battery organization, including the Global Battery Systems Lab on campus. The work supports both current production vehicles and future programs. The position is categorized as hybrid. The selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least three times a week, or at another frequency set by their manager. Travel is less than 25%. The role is not eligible for relocation benefits; relocation costs are the selected candidate’s responsibility. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, electrochemical, or materials engineering) or a related discipline.
7+ years of professional experience supporting engineering product development, design release, requirements development, validation, issue resolution, or supplier collaboration.
Working knowledge of battery cells and how they integrate into modules, packs, and electrified vehicles.
Ability to analyze technical issues, support root-cause investigations, and coordinate corrective actions and design changes.
Ability to lead cross-functional work and communicate technical requirements, decisions, and status to internal teams and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or doctoral degree in engineering (such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, electrochemical, or materials engineering) or a related discipline.
Experience with lithium-ion battery cells, cell components or materials, and battery cell testing or validation.
Experience with battery cell manufacturing, supplier quality, battery suppliers, product assurance, or warranty issue resolution.
Familiarity with design and quality methods such as design failure mode and effects analysis, design reviews based on failure modes, reliability methods, or statistical process control.
Experience with engineering analysis and design tools such as computer-aided engineering, finite element analysis, computer-aided design, thermal analysis, MATLAB, Simulink, or Python.

Responsibilities

Lead the battery cell product development team, coordinating with GM functions, suppliers, and joint venture partners.
Guide cell design, packaging, and integration into battery modules, packs, and vehicle systems.
Partner with designers and module engineers to ensure components fit and interfaces work together.
Apply lessons learned from prior programs and ensure designs follow the Bill of Design.
Work with manufacturing teams to support buildability, identify root causes, resolve issues, and define quality requirements.
Partner with service teams to ensure cell designs can be serviced.
Lead or support design failure mode and effects analysis, design reviews based on failure modes, and design reviews based on test results.
Support design verification and production validation, and contribute to the Advanced Design Verification Plan and Report.
Resolve development and validation issues, manage design changes, and provide status updates to propulsion program teams.
Lead cell production quality efforts, including warranty reviews, issue resolution, and proactive engagement with production teams.
Collaborate with module engineers and cross-functional partners to optimize cell and module designs.
Coordinate development and publication of component technical specifications and interface control documents.
Support purchasing with component sourcing and purchase orders for engineering builds.
Work with purchasing, quality, and suppliers to manage cost, supply chain resilience, design requirements, and timing.