DRE - Seat Core Engineering

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Warren, MI, is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead seat subsystem development across vehicle programs. You will guide core engineering and integration activities, manage timing, cost, and performance, and collaborate with design, purchasing, manufacturing, and suppliers.

The role emphasizes DFSS-based design, rigorous validation, CAD/CAe workflows, and reuse strategies to reduce variants while delivering high-quality seating systems.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical, industrial and/or civil engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead seat subsystem design, development, and validation.

Skills

Seat development

DFSS Green Belt

DFSS Black Belt

Cross-functional teams

Program management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

CAD software

DFMEA

PFMEA

GD&T

Job description

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid, meaning the selected candidate will be expected to work onsite at the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week (or other frequency determined by their manager).

This role is not eligible for relocation benefits

At General Motors, we are redefining mobility through human-centered design and advanced engineering. Our teams create vehicles and experiences that go beyond transportation-delivering safety, intelligence, and connectivity at scale

About the Role

As a Senior Product Engineer, you will be responsible for leading product development and Core Engineering / integration activities within the Seat Core Engineering team. Responsibilities include utilizing engineering tools and processes to successfully develop seat variants for vehicle programs.

Effectively achieve program milestones by thorough and rigorous program management.

What You’ll Do: (Responsibilities)

• Design, development, analysis, implementation, and validation of the complex Seat subsystems will be your day to day duties.
• Perform engineering design evaluations and concept development across vehicle programs using DFSS approach.
• Utilize engineering tools (DFMEA, ICDs, PFMEA) and leverage CAE groups including Safety Performance to successfully develop the best system design solutions.
• Complete DFMEA's (FIT) on time with quality.
• Package components, manage CAD development through supplier or GM designers and collaborate with other systems within the vehicle.
• Ensure best practices are incorporated in the CAD and seeks support when best practice not met.
• Work cross-functionally to support initial vehicle configuration work, realize cost optimization, deliver customer-driven requirements, and implement product and process improvements
• Balance business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, timing, and content
• Communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations (e.g. Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers) and lead the product development team (PDT).
• Track and resolve open issues with support.
• Review, support and apply benchmarking for design direction competitiveness.
• Support SVI team through early engagement.
• Understanding customer needs and architecture limitations
• Integrate components, occupant and seating system
• Look forward and anticipate usages ( do not focus on point solutions)
• Develop RE-USE strategy across all Seating systems
• Reduce component variants
• Provide improvements and solutions to enable comfort and craftsmanship
• Provide features and solutions for consistent quality assembly and closeout (to seat and vehicle)
• Support virtual validation goals.
• Incorporate lessons learned and continuous improvements based on physical validation and builds

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial and Systems Engineering/ Civil Engineering required
• Minimum 5+ years of developing and executing technical solutions for mechanical components to support new vehicle programs
• Previous Seat development experience
• Balancing business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, and timing
• Comfortable working with multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams
• Ability to deal optimally with ambiguity and forward-thinking environment
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) - Green belt certification required
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) - Black belt certification required

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master Degree in Engineering preferred
• Familiarity with structured problem-solving methods Red-X
• Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA and GD&T

Sponsorship

• 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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
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• 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).

Additional Information

• This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
• The selected candidate will be required to travel About GM
• Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more