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Thermal Lead Design Release Engineer at General Motors | LAYIQ

Lead your System PDT (product development team) for assigned program(s) and work with component DREs to ensure all key deliverables are met on time and with high quality.
Facilitate non-standard meetings or work groups (integration and cross-functional) to drive resolution of high-risk, complex, system-level issues with optimized solutions.
Serve as the studio interface for thermal content on your program(s) (post VPI), including leading escalation through Health Check or other means to resolve studio criteria violations and document deviations.
Utilize GM engineering tools and processes to successfully develop thermal components and systems and to rigorously manage program milestones.
Coach, mentor, and lead DREs and suppliers to execute program deliverables with excellence
Create and update the Cabin Comfort Scorecard
Provide “boots on the ground” support for DREs not located in the region.
Perform appropriate design studies, including alternative analyses, and recommend solutions that balance performance, cost, mass, timing, packaging, energy efficiency, and vehicle integration.
Own subsystem-level thermal performance and system-level issue management (JIRA PRTS), including support for cabin comfort, powertrain thermal management, cooling performance, and related attribute delivery.
Act as the primary conduit between the VSE, LDE, and the DRE team, supporting DREs in CITs, VAPIRs, VPITs, CPITs, and other key meetings.
Lead integration of the thermal subsystem into the total vehicle, ensuring effective coordination across underhood and in-cabin interfaces.
Ensure documented compliance to CTS, SSTS, STS, FTS, VTS, and Design Best Practices requirements for your parts.
Lead your team in the on-time completion of required Peer Reviews and Routing Quality Assessments (RQAs).
Coordinate engineering activities with Suppliers, Supplier Quality, Purchasing, Performance, Validation, Manufacturing, Safety, Electrical, HVAC, Propulsion, Software and Services, and Vehicle Integration to ensure requirements are met and interfaces are robust.
Lead problem-solving for JIRA PRTS issues relating to your subsystem and provide clear guidance to component DREs; document validation status in JIRA.
Communicate effectively with internal and external customer organizations as required.
Review product warranty, JD Power, and Compass data to identify and address emerging issues and long-term durability concerns.
Develop and implement cost optimization changes to process and/or product.
Stay current on new thermal technologies, components, and system integration approaches, and share lessons learned with the GSSLT (global subsystem leadership team) to enhance corporate knowledge.
Support domestic travel, up to approximately 5%, as required.


GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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