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Technical Specialist – Cylinder Blocks
General MotorsGlobal Technical Specialist for Cylinder Block Structures at GM developing strategies for propulsion systems. Lead cross-functional teams and maintain technical requirements for structural castings.
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in the design and manufacturing of propulsion systems, with a strong focus on structural castings and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to lead technical assessments, maintain supplier relationships, and develop best practices in engineering processes.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Bachelor Of Science In Engineering7+ Years Of Engineering ExperienceDesign Of Propulsion Systems/ComponentsDFSS Certification Black Belt Or Master Black BeltSupplier Technical Reviews
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Hard Skills
Design Of Integrated SystemsBenchmarking EffortsTechnical Documentation DevelopmentCasting ProcessesMachining ProcessesHoning ProcessesTechnical SupportCross-Functional Team LeadershipProblem Resolution AssistanceSupplier Assessment
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsLeadership SkillsInfluence
Tools & Technologies
DFMEA TemplatesSOR TemplatesBest Practices Documentation
Certifications & Qualifications
DFSS Certification Black BeltDFSS Certification Master Black Belt
Industry Keywords
Internal Combustion SystemsHybrid Vehicle Propulsion SystemsTechnically Approved Supplier List (TASL)Cross-Functional Collaboration
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop robust strategies to enable industry leading design and manufacturing of structural castings in internal combustion and hybrid vehicle propulsion systems.
- Maintain technical requirements for a portfolio of components that are designed in-house with both in-house and purchased manufacturing and lead cross-functional teams, and suppliers.
- Lead and coordinate benchmarking efforts at a subsystem level to support definition of best practices.
- Build, develop, publish, and maintain documentation including Best Practices, SOR templates, DFMEA templates.
- Participate in supplier technical reviews.
- Assess potential suppliers and supplier facilities on technical capabilities and maintain a Technically Approved Supplier List (TASL).
- Provide technical support to Program Team leadership, Development Engineers, Validation Engineers, and Applications Engineers.
- Support Brand Quality Managers with technical expertise and problem resolution assistance.
- Define design-tool needs and coordinate the development of new tools, new capabilities, and the maintenance of existing tools and databases.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- Strong background and knowledge of the design of propulsion systems/components.
- Experience working with in-house and external suppliers on development of propulsion subsystem components including casting, machining and honing processes.
- Proven ability to reach across organizational boundaries to garner support and deliver results.
- Expertise in the design of integrated, cross functional systems.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with others.
- Demonstrated leadership skills especially the use of influence.
- DFSS Certification level of Black Belt or Master Black Belt.
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.