Design Release Engineer (m/f/x)

YOUR TASKS

• Primary customer engineering contact for technical discussions, design reviews, and on‑site support.
• Represent GG at customer technical and program meetings.
• Lead customer interface for change control, technical issues, and engineering deliverables.
• Evaluate customer information for accuracy and communicate requirements clearly to internal teams.
• Escalate issues to management when appropriate.
• Full technical ownership of wiring harness and component development projects.
• Ensure designs meet customer specifications, internal standards, and automotive regulations.
• Lead development from prototype phase through production launch.
• Maintain program‑specific DFMEA and align with global engineering teams.
• Support validation, feasibility studies, DV/PV, and engineering change requests.
• Review, release, and maintain 2D drawings, 3D models, technical specifications, and BOM documentation.
• Manage product changes throughout the lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer and internal requirements.
• Maintain open issues lists and drive timely closure.
• Coordinate engineering activities with project management, manufacturing plants, suppliers, and global development teams.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to evaluate the impact of design changes on production, industrialization, and product quality.
• Interface with customer and internal cross‑functional teams to achieve program milestones.
• Collaborate with DVP&R teams to validate products according to customer requirements.
• Initiate customer plant trials, document results, and obtain required approvals.
• Support internal teams in understanding customer requirements and act as the lead interface.
• Prepare engineering status reports, risk assessments, and technical presentations for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Evaluate customer requirements for technical compliance and communicate impacts on timing, cost, and feasibility.
• Drive continuous improvement activities and support successful product launches.
• Generate and support cost‑reduction ideas across design, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.
• Support global collaboration across engineering teams.
• Lead project timelines and coordinate activities globally to achieve milestones.
• Travel to customer as required.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within North America and to collaborate closely with Austrian and global G&G teams.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
• Min 2 years of experience as a Design Release Engineer, Product Engineer, or Development Engineer within the automotive industry. Tier I supplier environment with FCA experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of wiring harness systems, vehicle integration, and automotive development processes.
• Experience with CAD, PLM/PDM systems, engineering releases, and change management processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in an international environment.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and close actions items to meet internal and external deadlines
• Must have good working knowledge in MS Office: Word, Excel, Power-Point, and Outlook

OUR OFFER

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental and Vision Health Benefits - 100% employer paid premiums
• 10 paid vacation days and 5 paid personal/sick days
• 14 paid holidays
• 401K Retirement Plan - 100% employer matching up to a maximum of 6%
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance

CONTACT Elisabeth Reinthaler

Gebauer & Griller Muthgasse 36,

1190 Vienna, AT

+43 (0)66488767379

ww.gg-group.com