Process Engineer

General Motors LLC; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Process Engineer to develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, equipment, and operations for safe, efficient production of high-quality parts. You will work across plant teams and suppliers, applying problem-solving and lean principles to boost process capability and launch readiness.

You will support new product and process launches, analyze data for root causes, and ensure safety, quality, and cost goals while collaborating with product engineering,

Qualifications

• 2 years of engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage assigned projects and deliver results with appropriate independence and accountability.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling and production systems.
• Ability to build productive relationships with plant customers, engineering partners and suppliers.
• MUST be able to work any shift and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve manufacturing processes, operation sequences, equipment, tooling, and material flow for assigned products, lines, stations, or technologies.
• Translate product and production requirements into practical process designs, equipment specifications, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate equipment and process design, build, integration, installation, validation, and launch activities with plant teams, suppliers and cross-functional partners.
• Develop and maintain project scope, timing, milestones, risks, and issue-resolution plans; communicate progress and elevate barriers.
• Analyze production, quality, downtime and process data to identify root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
• Apply lean manufacturing and GM manufacturing system principles to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Incorporate human factors, ergonomics, and efficient use of people, materials, machines and facilities into process decisions.
• Provide technical direction to suppliers and coordinate their work to meet process, equipment, timing and quality requirements.
• Support new product and process launches, production trials, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with product engineering, plant operations, quality, maintenance, controls, safety and other manufacturing engineering teams.
• Document process decisions, requirements, open issues and lessons learned; share technical knowledge with teammates.
• Processes and equipment are implemented to plan and meet production, quality and operational needs.
• Manufacturing problems are addressed with effective root‑cause analysis and lasting corrective actions.
• Improvements deliver measurable benefits to safety, quality, efficiency, material flow or cost.
• Project status, decisions, risks and technical requirements are clearly communicated.
• Work is completed with sound judgment, ownership, collaboration across plant and engineering teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Independence

Shift work capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

CNC programming

Job description

Job Description The Role: The Process Engineer will develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and operations to support safe, efficient production of high-quality parts. The Process Engineer works across manufacturing engineering and plant teams, applying technical judgment and independent problem-solving to improve process capability, material flow, equipment performance, and launch readiness. This role could be placed onto any shift (this is a 3 shift operation).

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Define and improve manufacturing processes, operation sequences, equipment, tooling, and material flow for assigned products, lines, stations, or technologies.
• Translate product and production requirements into practical process designs, equipment specifications, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate equipment and process design, build, integration, installation, validation, and launch activities with plant teams, suppliers and cross-functional partners.
• Develop and maintain project scope, timing, milestones, risks, and issue-resolution plans; communicate progress and elevate barriers.
• Analyze production, quality, downtime and process data to identify root causes and implement sustainable improvements.
• Apply lean manufacturing and GM manufacturing system principles to reduce waste and improve safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Incorporate human factors, ergonomics, and efficient use of people, materials, machines and facilities into process decisions.
• Provide technical direction to suppliers and coordinate their work to meet process, equipment, timing and quality requirements.
• Support new product and process launches, production trials, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with product engineering, plant operations, quality, maintenance, controls, safety and other manufacturing engineering teams.
• Document process decisions, requirements, open issues and lessons learned; share technical knowledge with teammates.
• Processes and equipment are implemented to plan and meet production, quality and operational needs.
• Manufacturing problems are addressed with effective root‑cause analysis and lasting corrective actions.
• Improvements deliver measurable benefits to safety, quality, efficiency, material flow or cost.
• Project status, decisions, risks and technical requirements are clearly communicated.
• Work is completed with sound judgment, ownership, collaboration across plant and engineering teams.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• 2 years of engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage assigned projects and deliver results with appropriate independence and accountability.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling and production systems.
• Ability to build productive relationships with plant customers, engineering partners and suppliers.
• MUST be able to work any shift and overtime.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience as a Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer or Mechanical Engineer.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• CNC programming experience.
• Understanding of GD&T (Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing).

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).

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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