Engineering Group Lead, Vehicle Structures

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead AVD Structures, coordinating structural development across early vehicle programs, including BEV and truck architectures.

This hybrid role demands a technically strong, people‑focused leader who can coach engineers, manage cross‑functional teams with CAE, manufacturing, and design, and drive data-based decision making. You will shape robust, scalable structural solutions and ensure alignment with program priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math, Physics, or other relevant degree.
• 8 years experience in automotive body structures, vehicle structures, chassis structures, or closely related systems.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams, setting technical direction, or leading complex cross‑functional vehicle development work especially in projects with significant ambiguity.
• Deep understanding of structural load paths, crash performance, stiffness, mass optimization, manufacturability, and the use of optimization tools such as MDIO and topology methods to improve structural outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical tradeoffs across cost, performance, timing, and complexity.
• Experience working across advanced development and production‑facing program environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership and align technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and elevate engineering talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AVD Structures team responsible for developing advanced structural concepts and strategies for future GM vehicles, including early‑phase program studies and architecture development.
• Lead the team in evaluating and advancing structural efficiency, load path development, crashworthiness, stiffness, mass, cost, and manufacturability tradeoffs across vehicle architectures.
• Partner closely with structures architects to translate structural strategies for new vehicle programs into executable work plans and promote system‑level structural efficiency.
• Guide structural development across key advanced programs and studies, including lower and upper body structures, chassis structures, battery integration, castings, and alternative materials.
• Drive resource planning for new program and study development while aligning early engagement, priorities, and team capacity to program needs.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with CAE, manufacturing engineering, design, safety, and supplier partners to ensure integrated and executable solutions.
• Use data‑based trade studies, benchmarking, target setting, business case development, and optimization methods to support engineering decisions and program readiness.
• Lead issue resolution related to structural performance, including test failure resolution and support for structural deliverables within the advanced development phase.
• Develop and coach technical leaders, AVD leads, DREs, and engineers while strengthening communication, prioritization, and strategic thinking across the organization.
• Represent AVD Structures in leadership reviews, providing clear recommendations, risk framing, and alignment on execution priorities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strong communication skills

Structural engineering knowledge

MDIO

Topology optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MDIO

Topology optimization

Job description

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead AVD Structures, coordinating structural development across early vehicle programs, including BEV and truck architectures.

This hybrid role demands a technically strong, people‑focused leader who can coach engineers, manage cross‑functional teams with CAE, manufacturing, and design, and drive data-based decision making. You will shape robust, scalable structural solutions and ensure alignment with program priorities.