Safety Process Engineer - AMR Certification

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Safety Process Engineer - AMR Certification to support the internal GM safety approval process for third-party automation equipment and lead certification for internally developed autonomous robotics products. You will manage certification schedules, coordinate with certification bodies and testing labs, and ensure evidence aligns with GM safety requirements before deployment.

A focus on cross-functional collaboration with suppliers, engineering and manufacturing is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or related).
• Experience in certification, compliance, validation, quality, or safety disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating third-party certification and supplier QA activities.

Responsibilities

• Support GM safety approval process for third-party automation equipment.
• Coordinate certification bodies, testing partners and validation activities.
• Develop and manage certification schedules, milestones and audit readiness.

Skills

Certification coordination

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

System safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Systems / Electrical / Mechanical / Computer)

Job description

Job Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

Role Overview

Hybrid - This role requires the employee to be onsite at least three days a week. The primary work location may be at the General Motors Global Technical Center in Warren, MI.

As a Safety Process Engineer - AMR Certification, you will play a critical role in supporting the internal GM Safety approval process for third-party automation equipment while also leading third-party certification activities for internally developed autonomous robotics products. This includes developing and managing certification schedules, coordinating directly with certification bodies and testing organizations, planning and executing audit and witness test activities, and ensuring certification evidence aligns with GM safety process expectations, required certification standards, and internal approval requirements before deployment.

This role is ideal for an engineer who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and experienced in working across suppliers, internal stakeholders, and external certification bodies and testing laboratories. You will lead an internally developed product certification activity including owning schedules and timelines, managing certification-body interactions, coordinating third-party validation and audit activities, and organizing documentation and audit evidence. Additionally, you will ensure supplier-provided automation equipment and solutions align with GM safety process and industry safety standards. You will work closely with manufacturing, system safety, engineering, product, program, and supplier teams to support safe approval and deployment of internally developed autonomation products and third-party automation solutions within GM environments.

What You'll Do

• Support the internal GM safety approval process for third-party automation equipment, including autonomous mobile robotics and other supplier-provided systems


• Validate that supplier-provided certification evidence, compliance documentation, and technical materials meet GM safety process expectations and approval needs


• Lead coordination of appropriate certification bodies, testing partners, and validation based on equipment type, deployment environment, and applicable standards


• Develop and maintain third-party certification schedules, milestones, readiness checkpoints, and timing risk management plans aligned with product and deployment timelines


• Serve as the primary technical interface with certification bodies and testing organizations, including coordination of scope, information requests, audit logistics, witness testing, and certification issue resolution


• Plan, coordinate, and run certification test and audit activities, including pre-audit readiness reviews, audit test execution, evidence capture, discrepancy tracking, and corrective action follow-up


• Coordinate internal validation process with vendor supplied equipment either in a lab or manufacturing environment based on deployment requirements


• Organize technical documentation, audit materials, and test evidence needed to support GM safety reviews


• Partner with engineering and supplier teams to identify certification gaps, documentation deficiencies, and open compliance issues, and drive them to closure


• Track certification findings, audit outcomes, deviations, and corrective actions across active supplier programs


• Assess the impact of vendor product updates, software revisions, hardware changes, and feature modifications on ongoing certification status and re-certification requirements


• Maintain clear status reporting on safety approval readiness, certification progress, timing risks, and unresolved compliance issues


• Lead material audits, witness testing, audit test execution, and technical review activities required for third-party certification and internal GM approval decisions


• Help establish repeatable processes, templates, and records management practices to improve how GM evaluates and approves third-party automation equipment

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Professional experience in certification, compliance, validation, quality, product safety, system safety, supplier quality, or a closely related discipline

3+ years of experience supporting or coordinating thir