Design Release Engineer (Exhaust & Boosting)

Location: Warren, Michigan, United States; hybrid attendance at the Warren Technical Center at least three days per week. Domestic and international travel is required for 5–10% of the time. This role is not eligible for relocation benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops vehicles, powertrain systems, software, safety features, and connected mobility products.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, supplier, purchasing, and supplier quality activities for internal-combustion engine boosting and exhaust systems.
• Establish and release components that meet performance, timing, design, and production requirements.
• Lead DFMEA, design development, validation, testing, and root-cause analysis activities.
• Plan complex test and development programs and define hardware and budget requirements for experimental builds.
• Lead Product Development Team meetings and participate in product management, center of expertise, and engine program activities.
• Support supplier quality assurance, engineering changes, production launch readiness, and warranty issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required; Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in internal-combustion engines, powertrain, hardware testing, turbocharged engines, or exhaust/EGR development.
• Experience with engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance stacks, requirements, DFMEA, DVP&R, and design-release documentation.
• Experience managing supplier technical deliverables, APQP, PPAP, engineering changes, and production-launch readiness.
• Ability to collaborate with calibration, controls, emissions, manufacturing, thermal, NVH, validation, and supplier teams.
• Must report to the Warren Technical Center at least three times per week; GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Nice to have

• Master of Science degree in Engineering.
• 8+ years of automotive system hardware engineering experience.
• Experience with turbocharger design, sizing, matching, integration, boost-control strategies, and variable-geometry systems.
• Knowledge of compressor and turbine maps, surge, choke, efficiency, boost response, exhaust backpressure, lubrication, cooling, and durability.
• Experience with engine dynamometer and vehicle-level testing, data acquisition, calibration, vehicle integration, and suppliers.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with regular onsite collaboration.
• Medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Retirement savings plan, life insurance, sickness and accident benefits, paid vacation, and holidays.
• Tuition assistance, employee assistance program, and GM vehicle discounts.
• Inclusive workplace focused on safer, smarter, and more connected mobility.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening.