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Design Release Engineer – External Microphone Systems, Super Cruise
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Warren, Michigan, United States of America
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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.
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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 Job Description General Motors is seeking a technically strong and highly motivated Design Release Engineer (DRE) to lead the development and launch of external microphone hardware and associated components for next-generation Super Cruise functionality. This role will own the definition, development, validation, and production release of vehicle-mounted microphone systems that support advanced vehicle awareness, roadway and environmental sensing, and future driver-assistance capabilities. The successful candidate will bring strong ownership, sound engineering judgment, and the ability to lead complex hardware development across cross-functional organizations and global suppliers. The DRE will work at the intersection of acoustics, electrical and mechanical hardware, vehicle integration, signal interfaces, environmental durability, and system-level performance. This role requires an engineer who can work independently, resolve technical issues with urgency, and translate system objectives into robust, production-ready component designs. Key Responsibilities • Serve as the DRE owner for external microphone hardware and associated components, including microphone elements, acoustic ports and membranes, housings, brackets, seals, electrical interfaces, connectors, and vehicle attachment features. • Own component and subsystem requirements, acting as the primary point of contact for requirements clarification, technical trade-offs, traceability, and change management. • Translate next-generation Super Cruise and vehicle sensing objectives into measurable microphone performance requirements, including acoustic sensitivity, frequency response, signal-to-noise performance, directivity, environmental robustness, and system interface requirements. • Lead design, development, analysis, validation, and release activities from concept through production launch. • Develop and release technical specifications, Statements of Requirements (SORs), component requirements, interface specifications, and subsystem documentation as required. • Drive microphone placement, packaging, acoustic path, sealing, thermal, electromagnetic compatibility, wiring, and serviceability decisions in collaboration with vehicle and system engineering teams. • Coordinate Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Service (DFS), and Design for Reliability activities with suppliers and manufacturing plants. • Lead and participate in formal design reviews, peer reviews, quality reviews, acoustic performance reviews, and technical issue-resolution activities. • Work closely with supplier resident engineers, Acoustics, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software, Controls, Validation, NVH, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Safety, Quality, and Program teams. • Support development and validation testing, including acoustic characterization, wind and road-noise evaluation, environmental durability, water and dust ingress, temperature and humidity, vibration, shock, EMC, reliability, and vehicle-level performance testing. • Support Design Verification (DV), Production Validation (PV), root-cause analysis, corrective-action development, and countermeasure implementation. • Drive integration of microphone hardware with vehicle electrical architecture, wiring, signal-processing software, data interfaces, and Super Cruise system functions. • Support prototype, vehicle, pilot, and production builds, including hardware bring-up, issue triage, test execution, and launch readiness activities. • Own supplier technical deliverables, timing, quality, and issue closure for assigned microphone components and subsystems. • Drive continuous improvement in cost, acoustic performance, quality, manufacturability, reliability