Senior Body Structures Designer | NX & Innovation

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Senior Engineering Designer to own the design and integration of body structure components from concept through production release. You will develop high-quality Siemens NX models, resolve complex issues, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, CAE, and suppliers to deliver safe, manufacturable vehicle structures.

You will lead design activities for sheet metal, castings, composites, and related components, mentor designers, and present findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Product Design or Engineering.
• Five or more years of experience in automotive, body structure, mechanical design, or related engineering design discipline.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Siemens NX, including parametric or hyper-parametric modeling.
• Strong understanding of body-in-white and vehicle body structure design principles.
• Knowledge of GD&T, design standards, manufacturing requirements, and subsystem integration.
• Experience applying DFM/DFA, formability, welding, assembly, and clearance principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical problem solving with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication, collaboration, organization, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality work within program timing.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and engineering development of body structure components and subsystems.
• Create, refine, and integrate parametric Siemens NX models.
• Lead design activities for sheet metal, castings, composites, reinforcements, welds, adhesives.
• Translate product requirements into robust design solutions balancing performance, mass, cost, and timing.
• LeadDFM/ DFA, formability, weld access, gaging, and dimensional integration activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Lead design reviews and technical presentations.
• Use NX and analytical tools to identify risks and evaluate alternatives.
• Identify and resolve clearance, interference, weld, sealant, and assembly issues.
• Prepare and release design deliverables on schedule.
• Support Engineering Change Requests and production issue resolution.
• Mentor less-experienced designers and share lessons learned.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Product Design or Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

VisMockup

Teamcenter

Job description

General Motors seeks a Senior Engineering Designer to own the design and integration of body structure components from concept through production release. You will develop high-quality Siemens NX models, resolve complex issues, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, CAE, and suppliers to deliver safe, manufacturable vehicle structures.

You will lead design activities for sheet metal, castings, composites, and related components, mentor designers, and present findings to stakeholders.