Engineering Group Manager – Seat Structures

General Motors

Engineering Group Manager for Seat Structures at General Motors. Leading engineering strategy, execution, and team development for seat structures across vehicle programs.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Seat Structures team in the development and execution of seat structure solutions across multiple vehicle programs.
Set direction for technical priorities, team capacity, talent deployment, and program support needs across the rear seat structures portfolio.
Oversee engineering execution from concept through production launch, including requirements definition, design reviews, issue resolution, validation planning, and release readiness.
Drive alignment across technical, business, and program imperatives, including safety, performance, quality, timing, cost, mass, and manufacturability.
Partner with Design Release Engineers, Technical Specialists, Vehicle Systems Engineering, Validation, Program Execution, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality to deliver integrated solutions.
Ensure robust engineering processes are followed, including design standards, DFMEA discipline, DVP&R/test planning, change management, and problem solving.
Lead resolution of critical technical and program issues, escalating appropriately and driving timely closure.
Support build events, plant readiness, launch execution, and post-launch issue management as needed to ensure product and customer success.
Develop and coach talent, build team capability, and create a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Shape the future organization by assessing skills, capability gaps, and succession needs while building a healthy pipeline of technical and leadership talent.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering field.
Significant progressive experience in automotive product engineering, with strong depth in seating, structures, mechanisms, or closely related vehicle hardware systems.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, including leading technical teams and developing talent.
Strong understanding of product development from concept through launch.
Experience leading cross-functional problem solving in a complex engineering environment.
Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to balance technical, program, and business considerations in decision-making.
Proven ability to operate with urgency, structure, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanical engineeringautomotive engineeringproduct developmentDFMEADVP&Rdesign standardschange managementproblem solvingvalidation planningrequirements definition

Soft Skills

people leadershipteam capability developmentcommunicationinfluencestakeholder managementcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementdecision-makingoperating with urgency