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Design Release Engineer - Mechatronics Hardware
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
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 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: We are looking for a highly motivated individual contributor to fill roles across the Mechatronics Hardware domain, and a desire to work as a Design Release Engineer (DRE). This role will support a broad range of mechatronics devices across our portfolio of vehicle sensing, vehicle access, chassis, and propulsion electronic device hardware. Broad technical knowledge combined with creative and independent thinking are needed to be successful in this role. This DRE will be responsible for the design, development and release of requirements, hardware and validation for in-cabin sensing, driveline and transmission controllers, engine and high voltage electronics (VICM/BECM/ECM/PCM), and/or vehicle access control hardware. This DRE will implement relevant component release strategies supporting the GM Vehicle Intelligence Platform and Software Defined Vehicle product roadmaps. This DRE performs complex assignments requiring a wider application of principles, theories, and concepts. What You'll Do: • Oversee design and validation for mechatronics hardware calibrations, and application software. • Run Product Development Team (PDT) meetings to coordinate the development and integration of the [insert component/system] into the vehicle. • Support DFMEA development and updates. • Create and maintain Interface Control Document (ICD) strategy and ICD templates. • Author Engineering Work Orders to release the components for prototype and production vehicles. • Prepare timing plans that ensure all program requirements and MRD dates are met. • Troubleshoot component and vehicle level issues utilizing the Problem Resolution Tracking System (PRTS-Jira). • Generate and maintain Component Technical Specifications (CTS) for mechatronic devices. • Close the Loop on learnings by updating required information (Best Practices, GM Specifications, Statement of Requirements, Template, etc.). • Work cross-functionally within GM, coordinating multiple suppliers. • Lead/manage supplier resident engineers. • Support sourcing activities, including creation of Statement of Requirements (SOR), Request for Information (RFI), and Statement of Development Work (SODW). • Generate technical solutions for new vehicle programs. • Perform complex design analysis. • Initiate documents to provide engineering authority and to maintain math/CAD data. • Work with engineering functions, suppliers, plant personnel, and others to implement cost reduction, methods, and product improvements, and to support build programs. What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): • Master's degree in Engineering • Experience with Component Statement of Requirements (SOR) and Component Technical Specification (CTS) development • Experience with automotive PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) quality processes • Experience with "DRE Essentials" methods and tools • Experience in balancing and mitigating risks with projects, suppliers, quality, and production • DFMEA training • DFSS Black Belt Certification, Red X, and/or OpEx experience • Design/Development of Safety Critical Systems/Components • Prior experience negotiating contracts • Prior experie