Design Lead: Transmission & Electric Drive Systems

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a Design Lead Technician for Transmission and Drive Unit design at the Warren Tech Center. The role leads a team, translating requirements into robust, manufacturable designs and driving on-time, launch-ready solutions.

You will guide layouts, tolerances, and PMI to ensure high-quality design execution, while coaching designers and aligning with GM standards across the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of product-design experience with technical leadership.
• Experience designing transmissions or electric drive units.
• Advanced knowledge of packaging, interfaces, manufacturing, and product integration.
• Experience creating and reviewing 2D drawings and PMI with GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical direction, assign priorities, balance workload across a team of designers.
• Set expectations for design quality, model robustness, drawing completeness, release discipline.
• Coach designers through design reviews and best practices to improve execution.
• Lead complex transmission and electric drive unit components from concept through launch.
• Translate system requirements into robust component and assembly designs.
• Lead layout studies, balancing packaging, interfaces, and manufacturability.
• Resolve complex design issues involving gears, shafts, housings, and related interfaces.
• Create and release complete 2D drawings and PMI with clear design intent.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design direction

Team coaching

GD&T knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking a Design Lead Technician for Transmission and Drive Unit design at the Warren Tech Center. The role leads a team, translating requirements into robust, manufacturable designs and driving on-time, launch-ready solutions.

You will guide layouts, tolerances, and PMI to ensure high-quality design execution, while coaching designers and aligning with GM standards across the program lifecycle.