Design Release Engineer- Instrument Panel, Floor Console and Deco Trim Systems

Job Description This role is categorized as hybrid. The selected candidate will be expected to work on-site at the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week, or as otherwise determined by the hiring leader. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance. At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.   Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale..

As an Interior Design Release Engineer, you will serve as the technical authority for instrument panel, floor console, or decorative trim systems. You will lead the engineering development, integration, validation, and launch of these systems with a strong focus on safety, quality, technical excellence, and flawless execution. In this role, you will drive disciplined delivery to vehicle development milestones while enabling high-quality design execution and achieving targets for cost, quality, mass, craftsmanship, and performance across the vehicle portfolio. This position requires strong engineering fundamentals, systems thinking, and technical rigor, with hands-on responsibility for CAD and package integration, supplier collaboration, failure mode analysis, and robust validation from early product definition through launch and into production. What You’ll Do Program and Technical Leadership Lead the design, development, analysis, implementation, and validation of complex instrument panel and floor console subsystems. Perform engineering design evaluations and support concept development across vehicle programs. Use engineering tools such as Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Interface Control Documents, and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to develop robust system solutions. Partner with Computer-Aided Engineering teams, including Safety Performance, to validate designs and drive data-based design decisions. Assess designs for manufacturability, including processes such as injection molding, vibration welding, vacuum forming, foam-in-place, and wrapping. Package components and manage CAD development through suppliers or GM designers while ensuring best practices are incorporated into the models. Collaborate closely with adjacent vehicle systems, including thermal, electrical, body, chassis, and restraints. Schedule and lead peer reviews to evaluate designs with technical peers and resolve issues early. Support early vehicle configuration work, cost optimization, customer-driven requirements, and product and process improvements. Balance key business imperatives including cost, part count, mass, complexity, timing, and content. Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and suppliers. Lead the product development team in tracking, escalating, and resolving open issues. Review and apply competitive benchmarking to inform design direction and feature competitiveness. Lead execution through change management processes to support program workstreams and engineering initiatives. Support development of Statements of Requirements and lead development of statements of work. Serve as a key partner for Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Design Review Based on Failure Modes, and finite element analysis activities. Lead launch activities for your program and commodity with a strong quality and on-time execution mindset. Operational Excellence and Enterprise Alignment Contribute to enterprise initiatives such as Computer-Aided Engineering-driven design, virtual