General Motors

Design Release Engineer – Seat Complete, Core Engineering

General Motors

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Warren • Missouri • United States

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About the role

  • Design, development, analysis, implementation, and validation of the complex Seat subsystems will be your day to day duties.
  • Perform engineering design evaluations and concept development across vehicle programs using DFSS approach.
  • Utilize engineering tools (DFMEA, ICDs, PFMEA) and leverage CAE groups including Safety Performance to successfully develop the best system design solutions.
  • Complete DFME's (FIT) on time with quality.
  • Package components, manage CAD development through supplier or GM designers and collaborate with other systems within the vehicle.
  • Ensure best practices are incorporated in the CAD and seeks support when best practice not met.
  • Work cross-functionally to support initial vehicle configuration work, realize cost optimization, deliver customer-driven requirements, and implement product and process improvements.
  • Balance business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, timing, and content.
  • Communicate information to and from internal and external customer organizations (e.g. Creative Design, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers) and lead the product development team (PDT).
  • Track and resolve open issues with support.
  • Review, support and apply benchmarking for design direction competitiveness.
  • Support SVI team through early engagement.
  • Understanding customer needs and architecture limitations.
  • Integrate components, occupant and seating system.
  • Look forward and anticipate usages (do not focus on point solutions).
  • Develop RE-USE strategy across all Seating systems.
  • Reduce component variants.
  • Provide improvements and solutions to enable comfort and craftsmanship.
  • Provide features and solutions for consistent quality assembly and closeout (to seat and vehicle).
  • Support virtual validation goals.
  • Incorporate lessons learned and continuous improvements based on physical validation and builds.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial and Systems Engineering/ Civil Engineering required
  • Minimum 5+ years of developing and executing technical solutions for mechanical components to support new vehicle programs
  • Previous Seat development experience
  • Balancing business imperatives, including but not limited to cost, mass, complexity, and timing
  • Comfortable working with multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams
  • Ability to deal optimally with ambiguity and forward-thinking environment
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) – Green belt certification required
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) – Black belt certification required
Benefits
  • From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
DFSSDFMEAPFMEACAD developmentengineering design evaluationsconcept developmentsystem design solutionsvirtual validationcomponent integrationRE-USE strategy
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingforward-thinkingdealing with ambiguitycustomer needs understandingleadershipteamworkcost optimizationcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green BeltDesign for Six Sigma (DFSS) Black Belt