What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Release Engineer (m/f/x) position at Gebauer & Griller?
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