Senior Studio Design Quality Engineering

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors Company in Warren, MI seeks a Senior Studio Design Quality Engineer to ensure craftsmanship and production readiness across interior and exterior design.

You will partner with Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing to translate creative concepts into technically feasible solutions while applying DFSS methodologies and advanced CAD NX tools.

Hybrid work arrangement with on-site collaboration and relocation benefits available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in automotive design or engineering.
• Strong communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing and quality processes.
• Familiarity with NX, Teamcenter, and engineering specifications.
• DFSS Black Belt is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design quality craftsmanship initiatives across vehicle programs.
• Guide parting line and grain exceptions processes for assigned programs.
• Lead benchmarking and continuous-improvement projects with best practices.
• Collaborate with Design, Engineering and Manufacturing teams.
• Support engineering reviews and gate reviews, and issue resolution.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Sketching and visual communication

Analytical ability

Systems integration capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Design, Engineering Technology, or related field

DFSS Certification - Black Belt

Tools

CAD NX

Team Center

TC-Vis

Microsoft/Google applications

Job description

Senior Studio Design Quality Engineering### Senior Studio Design Quality EngineeringApply: Hybrid: Warren, Michigan, United States of America: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR-202620970**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.** **The Role**Do you enjoy creating unique and highly technical engineering solutions to address unusual challenges? Are you curious about how a vehicle design develops into reality, where it all begins?The Studio Design Quality Engineer serves as the craftsmanship-quality representative for interior and exterior vehicle integration. This customer-facing surface integration role partners with Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Human Factors, and Program teams to transform creative vehicle concepts into technically feasible, production-ready solutions. The ideal candidate combines automotive passion, creative problem-solving, engineering judgment, and the ability to balance customer expectations, design intent, technical feasibility, and manufacturing quality throughout vehicle development. Role is engaged early in the design development process working across component and compartment system integration and extends through production release. **What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)*** Lead Design Quality craftsmanship initiatives across vehicle programs.* Lead the Parting Line and Grain Exceptions process for assigned programs through handoff to Appearance Quality. Providing guidance for what’s acceptable for grain and parting line quality.* Lead competitive benchmarking initiatives; identify craftsmanship trends and apply insights to future vehicle designs.* Lead strategic craftsmanship continuous-improvement projects, including engineering best practices, design-execution sections, criteria sections, and manufacturing requirements.* Incorporate the Voice of the Customer into vehicle design decisions.* Assess program math integration, sections, and surface quality using NX and TC VIS Math.* Identify and communicate Design Quality issues to stakeholders, including recovery plans.* Lead or support issue resolution and escalation within the assigned area to drive timely closure.* Support Studio Design Engineers in cross-functional surface-integration meetings.* Collaborate with Creative Design, Product Engineering, and Manufacturing teams during studio and engineering surface development.* Support Engineering Excellence Reviews, math assessments, virtual reviews, surface-integration discussions, and gate reviews.* Support Vehicle Excellence Program Leadership report-outs by communicating issues and resolution plans.* Support physical-build craftsmanship reviews during pre-production launch.* Support regional program development and partner activities as needed.* Apply DFSS methodologies to manage design-development trade-offs and evaluate alternatives based on cost, mass, timing, design for assembly, dimensional variation, and other program requirements.* Develop and maintain advanced NX proficiency.**Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Design, Engineering Technology, Technology, or another related field.* 5+ years’ experience in a related area* Understanding engineering theory and principles of automotive design* Excellent oral and written communication skills* High level of interpersonal skills and effective to work others or independently* Aptitude to integrate complex systems and a passion for design* High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual or difficult* Familiarity with manufacturing processes* Ability to sketch and communicate ideas visually* Demonstrated skills - CAD NX Team Center, TC-Vis, Microsoft/Google applications* Basic understanding of Engineering Specifications**What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)*** Coursework or experience in compartment integration, creative design, engineering design, sheet metal design or manufacturing processes* DFSS Certification - Black Belt #LI-KM2GM 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 hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis. A company vehicle will only be provided for this role by passing the Motor Vehicle Report review.