Fastening Design Engineer: Bolted Joints for Vehicles

General Motors; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Fastening Engineer to design, validate, and optimize mechanical fasteners and bolted joints used in vehicle systems. You will work with Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and fastener suppliers to apply GM standards and ensure robust, cost-effective, and manufacturable joints.

The role involves torque-tension testing, joint audits, and creating tightening specifications while ensuring safety and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a mechanical, automotive, or materials field.
• Fundamental understanding of mechanics of materials and basic machine design.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and basic CAD models.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with engineering calculations.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Support design and validation of threaded and non-threaded joints for vehicle systems.
• Assist in fastener selection using catalogs, standards, and part classification tools.
• Run basic joint calculations (clamp load, torque, joint slip, thread engagement).
• Help develop tightening specifications aligned with fastening standards.
• Support design reviews for accessibility, serviceability, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing/Plant teams to ensure reliable fastening processes.
• Assist with torque-tension testing and plant torque correlation studies.
• Document lessons learned and contribute to improvements of standards and checklists.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for fastener issues.
• Maintain records of fastener data, torque specs, and change history.

Skills

Mechanics of materials

Engineering calculations

Reading drawings and GD&T

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Automotive/Materials Eng

Tools

CAD software

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Fastening Engineer to design, validate, and optimize mechanical fasteners and bolted joints used in vehicle systems. You will work with Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and fastener suppliers to apply GM standards and ensure robust, cost-effective, and manufacturable joints.

The role involves torque-tension testing, joint audits, and creating tightening specifications while ensuring safety and quality requirements.