2027 Summer Intern – Manufacturing Quality Engineer

General Motors; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Quality Engineer Intern to apply analytical thinking to unusual and difficult problems, focusing on quality and safety at a GM manufacturing plant. The role acts as a technical liaison among production, engineering, suppliers, and supplier quality to drive data-driven resolutions.

You will interact with production and engineering to ensure part quality, lead containment for non-conforming product, and support new product launches while adhering to GM’s quality systems

Qualifications

• Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Quality Engineering
• Must be graduating between August 2027 and June 2029
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week
• Must be willing to work in a plant environment

Responsibilities

• Interact with production and engineering on part measurement results to part print specifications to assure quality and reliability
• Ensure effective containment and resolution to identified non-conforming product
• Communicate emerging issues for responsible components daily to Quality Systems Manager
• Coordinate repair, rework, and containment activities for identified spills
• Validate supplier scrap
• Work with Supplier Practical Problem Solving (SPPS) process on supplier related issues
• Support the PTR Process by running PTR's and evaluating impact on the product / function
• Support launch activities of new products
• Support the implementation and effective adherence to all elements within GMS

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Integrity and accountability

Customer-centric thinking

Innovative thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bachelor’s degree in Quality Engineering

Job description

What You’ll Do:

Looking for a position that demonstrates your high level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult? Our culture here at GM cultivates innovative thinking where we like to see things not as they are but as they could be. We also lookto put quality and safety at the forefront of everything we do.

Job Description

What You’ll Do:

Looking for a position that demonstrates your high level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult? Our culture here at GM cultivates innovative thinking where we like to see things not as they are but as they could be. We also lookto put quality and safety at the forefront of everything we do.

As a Quality Engineer Intern atGM would drive problem solving and resolutions based on data driven solutions to suppliers and internal customers. Your work would involve functioning as a technical liaison between production operations, engineering, suppliers, and supplier qualityat a GM manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with production and engineering on part measurement results to part print specifications to assure quality and reliability
• Ensure effective containment and resolution to identified non-conforming product
• Communicate emerging issues for responsible components daily toQuality Systems Manager
• Coordinate repair, rework, and containment activities for identified spills
• Validate supplier scrap
• Work withSupplier Practical Problem Solving (SPPS)process on supplier related issues
• Support the PTR Process by running PTR's and evaluating impact on the product / function
• Support launch activities of new products
• Support the implementation and effective adherence to all elements within GMS

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or Quality Engineering
• Must be graduating between August 2027 and June 2029
• Able to work full-time, 40 hours perweek
• Must be willing to work in a plant environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in readingpart drawings and interpretation of part measurements
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience
• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
• Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centric
• Excellent project management skills and the proven ability to manage multiple projects at any given

Specific physical requirements of the position include the ability to:

• Walk and stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Read standardized work instructions, operate machines and tools, and perform quality inspections.
• Promptly detect and respond to safety instructions, alarms, and signals. Wear personal protective equipment, for example: safety glasses, gloves, hats, ear plugs, and safety shoes.
• Work in a loud manufacturing environment that is not climate controlled (conditions can be hot or cold).
• Frequently and repetitively bend, twist, kneel, crouch, and reach to perform work.
• Lift or carry materials weighing up to 15 pounds and periodically carry or lift materials weighing up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally sit, climb (including ladders and lifts) and drive vehicles and equipment.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

Work Arrangement:

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their assigned facility on a full-time basis.

Each successful candidate will be offered an onsite role at a specific location. Candidate location preferences are considered but cannot be guaranteed.

Job Location:

We have opportunities available in the locations below for this role. Please indicate in your application which of these locations you are interested in.

• Bedford, IN
• Fairfax, KS
• Flint, MI
• Grand Rapids, MI
• Marion, IN
• Saginaw, MI
• Wentzville, MO

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program – to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.

Start dates for this internship role are May 24th and June 14th of 2027.

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