Entry Level Release Engineer Jobs
New grad release engineer jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong portfolio or internship work in build automation, CI/CD pipelines, or scripting can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Manufacturing, with employers like Optimal, KLA, and Akraya hiring at this level now.
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INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a Design Release Engineer to support the design, development, validation, and release of automotive wheel systems. This role covers aluminum wheels, steel wheels, wheel bolts/fasteners, center caps, and decorative wheel-trim components. The engineer will collaborate with Product Design Studio, manufacturing plants, and Tier-1 suppliers to achieve styling, structural durability, quality, and program timing targets.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Styling Realization: Coordinate with the Product Design Studio to translate early styling concepts into manufacturable, production-ready wheel designs.
- Component Release: Support the engineering release and lifecycle management of wheels, fasteners, and wheel-trim components in Teamcenter PLM.
- Packaging & Fit: Conduct component packaging, vehicle integration, clearance checks, and fit-and-finish reviews.
- Supplier Management: Track Tier-1 supplier milestones across design, tooling, testing, quality, unit cost, and delivery.
- Validation & Testing: Support wheel testing for radial fatigue, cornering fatigue, impact resistance, corrosion, and environmental durability.
- Quality & Root Cause: Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective actions for styling, lab testing, manufacturing, or field warranty issues.
- Build & Launch Support: Support prototype vehicle builds, pilot builds, assembly plant trial runs, and production launches.
- Compliance: Ensure designs satisfy all internal engineering criteria and international safety/regulatory standards.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 2-5 years of automotive product engineering, design, validation, or manufacturing experience.
- Design Fundamentals: Solid understanding of mechanical design, engineering materials, manufacturing methods, and dimensional tolerancing.
- CAD & Technical Documentation: Proficiency in interpreting CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and test reports.
- Tools Knowledge: Exposure to DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP, or structured root-cause analysis processes.
- Software: Hands-on project or professional experience with CATIA V5, Siemens NX, or Teamcenter PLM.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Automotive internship, co-op, or university design team (e.g., Formula SAE) experience.
- Exposure to aluminum casting, steel forming, machining, painting, electroplating, or plastic injection molding.
- Familiarity with fatigue, impact, corrosion, and dimensional validation testing for chassis/exterior components.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a Design Release Engineer to support the design, development, validation, and release of automotive wheel systems. This role covers aluminum wheels, steel wheels, wheel bolts/fasteners, center caps, and decorative wheel-trim components. The engineer will collaborate with Product Design Studio, manufacturing plants, and Tier-1 suppliers to achieve styling, structural durability, quality, and program timing targets.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Styling Realization: Coordinate with the Product Design Studio to translate early styling concepts into manufacturable, production-ready wheel designs.
- Component Release: Support the engineering release and lifecycle management of wheels, fasteners, and wheel-trim components in Teamcenter PLM.
- Packaging & Fit: Conduct component packaging, vehicle integration, clearance checks, and fit-and-finish reviews.
- Supplier Management: Track Tier-1 supplier milestones across design, tooling, testing, quality, unit cost, and delivery.
- Validation & Testing: Support wheel testing for radial fatigue, cornering fatigue, impact resistance, corrosion, and environmental durability.
- Quality & Root Cause: Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective actions for styling, lab testing, manufacturing, or field warranty issues.
- Build & Launch Support: Support prototype vehicle builds, pilot builds, assembly plant trial runs, and production launches.
- Compliance: Ensure designs satisfy all internal engineering criteria and international safety/regulatory standards.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience: 2-5 years of automotive product engineering, design, validation, or manufacturing experience.
- Design Fundamentals: Solid understanding of mechanical design, engineering materials, manufacturing methods, and dimensional tolerancing.
- CAD & Technical Documentation: Proficiency in interpreting CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, and test reports.
- Tools Knowledge: Exposure to DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP, or structured root-cause analysis processes.
- Software: Hands-on project or professional experience with CATIA V5, Siemens NX, or Teamcenter PLM.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Automotive internship, co-op, or university design team (e.g., Formula SAE) experience.
- Exposure to aluminum casting, steel forming, machining, painting, electroplating, or plastic injection molding.
- Familiarity with fatigue, impact, corrosion, and dimensional validation testing for chassis/exterior components.
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Entry Level Release Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level release engineer job?
Entry level release engineer employers look for hands-on familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI, even from personal projects or internships. A portfolio that shows you've automated a build, managed a deployment pipeline, or written infrastructure-as-code scripts gives you a concrete edge. Certifications in cloud platforms and contributions to open-source projects also strengthen an entry level application at this stage.
Which companies hire entry level release engineers?
Companies hiring entry level release engineers right now include Optimal, KLA, and Akraya, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Both large technology firms and mid-size software companies actively hire at this level, often through campus recruiting programs, internship-to-hire pipelines, and direct applications from recent graduates.
Are there remote entry level release engineer jobs?
Yes, though on-site and hybrid roles are still common at the entry level. About 20% of entry level release engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, so fully remote options exist but candidates willing to consider on-site or hybrid positions will find a broader set of openings to apply to when starting out.
Are these new grad release engineer jobs?
Yes, the listings here include new grad, recent graduate, and junior release engineer roles. A posting is typically new grad friendly when it welcomes zero to two years of experience, accepts internship or project work in place of full-time history, or explicitly invites candidates with a strong portfolio. If a role says 'junior' or lists degree requirements without a strict experience minimum, it is worth applying to as a new grad.
Which industries hire the most entry level release engineers?
Entry Level release engineer roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Technology & Software, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Those sectors drive hiring at this level because they run continuous deployment cycles and need engineers who can build and maintain release pipelines, making entry level positions a practical on-ramp into DevOps and platform engineering careers.