Design Release Engineer

General Motors

Design Release Engineer at GM developing electrical vehicle components. Utilizing engineering tools, managing supplier relationships and ensuring design compliance for vehicle programs.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timePontiac • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing technical design requirements for onboard chargers in electric vehicles, utilizing engineering tools and processes to ensure compliance and optimize power converter designs. Proficient in conducting design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) and applying Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies to enhance product quality.

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Power Converter Design OptimizationDesign Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (DFMEA)System-Level Simulation ToolsOnboard Charger Technical Design RequirementsDesign For Six Sigma (DFSS)

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Hard Skills

Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringHigh Voltage TestingWorst Case Analysis (WCA)Alternating Current (AC) ConvertersDirect Current (DC) ConvertersThermal Properties AnalysisTransient Performance AnalysisDesign Compliance

Tools & Technologies

Ansys SimplorerPLECSSimulinkPSCAD

Industry Keywords

Vehicle ProgramsOnboard ChargerSupplier ReviewTechnical Design RequirementsDesign Trade-Off Activities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Utilizes engineering tools and processes to successfully develop components and systems for vehicle programs.
Develops onboard charger technical design requirements for electrical vehicles.
Designs operation control interface for onboard charger.
Participates in supplier and critical design review.
Performs duties related to technically approved supplier list (TASL), including searching and communicating with potential supplies, reviewing key components, and executing high voltage charging and discharging tests.
Develops engineering design and performs worst case analysis (WCA).
Keeps track of vehicle charging products from design to vehicle manufacturing.
Participates in design failure mode and effects analysis (DFMEA) reviews to ensure design compliance of power converter.
Utilizes Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) for design trade-off activities and decision making to achieve customer satisfaction.
Performs onboard charger benchmarking activity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field and Five (5) years of experience as a Design Engineer, Executive Engineer, Graduate Research Assistant, or related role.
OR Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field, and three (3) years of experience as a Design Engineer, Executive Engineer, Graduate Research Assistant, or related role.
Three (3) years of experience with:
Optimizing power converter designs, including alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) converters;
Analyzing and integrating power converter requirements, including physical dimensions, thermal properties, coolant requirements, high voltage ripple, and transient performance;
System-level Simulation Tools, including Ansys Simplorer, PLECS, Simulink, and PSCAD;
and Performing Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA).

Benefits

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