Impactful Vehicle Structures & Closures Systems Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Body Structures and Closures Vehicle Systems Engineer to act as the chief integrator for Body Structures and Closures systems, spanning Body in White, Body Sealing Solutions, Closures sheet metal, and related domains.

You will own design intent and technical execution, ensuring subsystem decisions align with vehicle-level performance, quality, timing, and cost. This is a high-impact role requiring strong judgment and matrixed collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Body Structures and Closures integration.
• Ability to influence across a matrix organization.
• Strong problem solving and data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own Body Structure and Closures SMT coordination across systems, subsystems, and vehicle interfaces.
• Define and drive technical imperatives that align to program targets, milestones, and customer promises.
• Lead structured problem solving, root‑cause analysis, and trade‑off decisions that protect vehicle performance.
• Define must‑be‑true conditions, set contingencies, and make timely, data‑driven decisions to protect program metrics.
• Identify and resolve issues at both component and vehicle levels.
• Balance customer experience, manufacturability, cost, and enterprise constraints through clear, grounded technical communication.
• Deliver concise, executive‑ready updates (written, verbal).

Skills

System integration

Vehicle interfaces

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical judgment

Program stewardship

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Body Structures and Closures Vehicle Systems Engineer to act as the chief integrator for Body Structures and Closures systems, spanning Body in White, Body Sealing Solutions, Closures sheet metal, and related domains.

You will own design intent and technical execution, ensuring subsystem decisions align with vehicle-level performance, quality, timing, and cost. This is a high-impact role requiring strong judgment and matrixed collaboration.