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Design Release Engineer - Exhaust & Boosting
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Warren, Michigan, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles93 certified filings for “Design Release Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in MI: $126k–$153k, median $138k. Most were filed at wage level IV (69%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center, Warren MI three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business. (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the desired days to be onsite) Our Mission: 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. The Role: Design Release Engineer responsible for leading a cross-functional team consisting of various Product Engineering functions, Manufacturing Engineering, Suppliers, Purchasing, Supplier Quality and others as needed to execute Design, Analysis, Development, Validation and Production Implementation of Internal Combustion Engine Boosting & Exhaust Systems. What You’ll Do (Responsibilities): · Lead overall communication, coordination, and consultation with engineering departments and customers which interface with the Boosting or Exhaust System. · Establish and release designs/components to meet program performance and timing requirements, conform to best practices and implements design changes as required. · Lead through design failure modes effects analysis (DFMEA). · Plan and implement complex test and/or development programs. · Demonstrate that designs meet requirements through analysis, development and validation processes. · Define hardware and budget requirements for experimental build phases. · Lead Product Development Team (PDT) meetings. · Actively participate in Product Management Team (PMT), Center of Expertise (COE) and Engine Program Team meetings · Support supplier quality assurance process and warranty issue resolution. · Participate in work groups with interfacing hardware/software teams to support both current and future products. · Domestic and International Travel - 5-10% of the time Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): · Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required. Mechanical preferred, other technical disciplines considered. · 5+ years of experience in internal-combustion engine, powertrain, hardware testing, turbocharged-engine or Exhaust/EGR development. · Experience creating or reviewing 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 effectively with calibration, controls, emissions, manufacturing, thermal, NVH, validation, and supplier teams. What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): · Master of Science degree in Engineering is preferred. Mechanical preferred, other disciplines considered. · 8+ years of experience in automotive system hardware engineering (development and/or release). · Demonstrated experience with turbocharger system design, selection, sizing, matching, and integration. · Working knowledge of compressor and turbine maps, surge, choke, efficiency, boost response, and exhaust backpressure. · Experience with wastegate, electronic wastegate, or variable-geometry turbocharger systems and boost-control strategie