Design Release Engineer - Bumper, Grille, Fascia, and Exterior Trim

General Motors • Warren, MI

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Release Engineer is part of General Motors’ Exterior Team and is responsible for designing, engineering, and releasing bumper, grille, fascia, and exterior trim (BGFT) components and subsystems. The role covers product engineering activities including requirements definition, design execution, validation, and testing, and involves leading or participating in cross-functional product development teams. The engineer collaborates with creative design, purchasing, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and other technical functions to deliver exterior systems that meet program requirements and milestones.

The selected candidate will work in a hybrid arrangement, reporting to the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week or at another frequency determined by the hiring leader. The position requires travel of less than 25% and the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle regularly. A company vehicle is provided only after passing a Motor Vehicle Report review. The role is not eligible for relocation assistance. General Motors does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience as a Design Release Engineer or relevant industry experience.
• Ability to communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations.
• Experience executing vehicle development cycles from concept through production launch.
• Program management skills.
• Physics-based problem-solving skills.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

• Green Belt DFSS certification.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
• Plastic injection molding design knowledge.
• Stamping and metal forming design knowledge.
• Fixture design and product validation knowledge.
• Experience with DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
• Budget management.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and release bumper, grille, fascia, and exterior trim (BGFT) components and subsystems.
• Support or lead large cross-functional Product Development Teams, including suppliers, designers, engineers, validation, manufacturing, supplier quality, dimensional, CAE, and purchasing personnel.
• Complete in-house designs on time and with quality, meeting program milestones and deliverables.
• Design and package BGFT components and directed-buy components such as sensors, cameras, harnesses, and lamps.
• Develop criteria and typical sections using Unigraphics math data, and collaborate with the studio on surface development that meets requirements.
• Balance subsystem priorities including cost, timing, mass, and warranty.
• Conduct design studies and develop alternatives; present studies and business cases to program teams to support efficient decisions.
• Support design and technical reviews to ensure design fidelity and implementation of best practices.
• Develop Interface Control Document (ICD) requirements for component and subsystem interfaces and collaborate with peers on interfacing components.
• Support BGFT launch activities by working with assembly plants and cross-functional personnel to resolve issues quickly.
• Communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations.
• Execute vehicle development activities from concept through production launch.

Benefits

• General Motors describes its Total Rewards resources as supporting employee well-being at work and at home; specific benefit offerings are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level