Vehicle Launch Manufacturing Engineer – General Assembly

Insight Global; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the T1-2 launch at the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant. The role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process validation, and seamless integration of launch content into a high-volume environment, with a strong automotive and industrial engineering emphasis.

The ideal candidate has 5-7+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong General Assembly experience, and a proven track record launching new tooling and equipment in collaboration with

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer.
• Automotive industry background OR fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience bringing in new tooling or equipment for line updates and communicating with suppliers.
• Strong background in General Assembly operations, tooling, process flow and workstation design.
• Experience supporting vehicle/product launches including validation and acceptance of new equipment and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities for the T1-2 launch within General Assembly, ensuring safety, quality and throughput targets.
• Develop and optimize assembly processes for high-volume production, including line balance and ergonomic considerations.
• Support equipment integration, commissioning and acceptance with controls, maintenance and external suppliers.
• Review PLC logic to support equipment functionality and launch readiness.
• Validate new tooling, fixtures and automation per GM standards.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions during launches.
• Support build events, trials and pilot operations, ensuring process capability.
• Maintain PFMEAs, process sheets and standard work.
• Collaborate with product engineering, quality, operations and program teams.
• Drive continuous improvement for safety, quality and efficiency in General Assembly.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Automotive industry experience

Supplier communication

Line design

Launch support

Root cause analysis

PFMEA

Industrial engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the T1-2 launch at the Fort Wayne Assembly Plant. The role focuses on manufacturing readiness, process validation, and seamless integration of launch content into a high-volume environment, with a strong automotive and industrial engineering emphasis.

The ideal candidate has 5-7+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong General Assembly experience, and a proven track record launching new tooling and equipment in collaboration with