Prismatic Machining Launch Engineer

General Motors; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Toledo, OH seeks an experienced Prismatics Execution Engineer to drive the launch, retooling, and production readiness of prismatic machining and assembly processes. You will transform program requirements into safe, capable, production-ready equipment and coordinate with multiple teams to meet GM standards.

You will lead safety reviews, qualification studies, and PPAP documentation while collaborating with Quality, Plant, and Process Engineering to achieve first-time quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, equipment installation, launch execution, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, equipment suppliers, contractors, and plant operations.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, industrial equipment, tooling, automation, machining, assembly, and production launch activities.
• Understanding of quality systems, process validation, PPAP, control plans, PFMEA, standardized work, and structured problem solving.
• Strong commitment to safe work practices and the ability to identify, communicate, and mitigate safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Support the installation, integration, commissioning, retooling, and optimization of prismatic machining equipment, tooling, automation, and process technologies.
• Coordinate with equipment suppliers, contractors, plant personnel, and engineering teams to ensure installation and retooling activities are completed safely, on schedule, and according to approved requirements.
• Support equipment acceptance, G-Risk and safety reviews, red-tag and yellow-tag activities, green-tag readiness, process qualification, and capability studies prior to production use.
• Develop, maintain, and track execution deliverables, timing plans, installation status, open issues, risks, and recovery actions for assigned program scope.
• Support equipment runoff, build events, trial runs, process capability studies, run-at-rate activities, launch readiness reviews, and production ramp-up.
• Partner with Quality, Plant, and Process Engineering teams to identify prismatic process risks, resolve launch issues, and establish robust controls for first-time quality.
• Prepare, coordinate, and complete PPAP documentation and related manufacturing deliverables in accordance with GM requirements.
• Verify that prismatic machining processes meet applicable safety, quality, ergonomic, throughput, dimensional, equipment, and process-control expectations.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities for equipment, process, and product issues using data-driven methods.
• Review engineering changes and ensure implementation plans, timing, documentation, and shop-floor updates are completed effectively.
• Communicate program status, technical concerns, countermeasures, and escalation needs to stakeholders and leadership.
• Promote standardized work, lessons learned, equipment reuse, and continuous improvement across Toledo prismatic programs.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project execution

Manufacturing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

PPAP

PFMEA

Control plans

Job description

General Motors in Toledo, OH seeks an experienced Prismatics Execution Engineer to drive the launch, retooling, and production readiness of prismatic machining and assembly processes. You will transform program requirements into safe, capable, production-ready equipment and coordinate with multiple teams to meet GM standards.

You will lead safety reviews, qualification studies, and PPAP documentation while collaborating with Quality, Plant, and Process Engineering to achieve first-time quality