Senior Manufacturing Engineer

General Motors

Senior Manufacturing Engineer at General Motors working on Closures and manufacturing process optimization. Focused on automation, efficiency, and project management for Body in White production.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop platform feasibility, business case estimates, manufacturing process templates, equipment and tooling kit solutions, and sequence and flow of operations for the effective utilization of labor, material, machines, and facilities necessary for the production of Body in White with Closures.
Define highly automated closures manufacturing processes.
Develop Sequence of operations that meet thru put and dimensional requirements.
Develop system cost using GM's MECS estimating tool.
Perform Closures design, construction, integration, and plant installation.
Apply Closure Assembly Hemming and Quality requirements.
Create detailed project timelines from processing thru project execution.
Participate in development and testing of advanced processing technologies for Factory of the Future.
Apply process engineering disciplines and implement Lean Manufacturing Principles.
Support other regions in a global business, including South America and Asia, specializing in emerging market manufacturing methods.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study.
Ten (10) years of experience as a Closures Manufacturing Engineer, or related occupation.
Ten (10) years of experience with: Providing technical direction to outside vendor sources or body shop processes; and Automated Body Shop processes.
Eight (8) years of experience with: Global Closures process experience; Manufacturing engineering; and Closure Assembly Systems, Hemming, and Product architecture.
Five (5) years of experience with: Project management; Plant experience involving new product launches; Advance studies and new business strategy; Closures product and Hemming development support; Body shop Tooling Design analysis; AutoCAD advanced skills; and BIW Closures Tool & System Cost Estimation – Advanced skillset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
Accommodations General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

manufacturing process templatesautomated closures manufacturing processessystem cost estimationclosures designclosure assembly hemmingLean Manufacturing Principlesproject managementbody shop tooling design analysisAutoCADBIW closures tool & system cost estimation

Soft Skills

technical directionproject executionglobal business support

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering