Engineering Design Group Manager – Instrument Panel and Floor Console System

General Motors

GM engineering manager leading IPFC interior design teams. Guiding vehicle program design deliverables, technical solutions, staffing, and employee development.

Posted 8/31/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong technical leadership in managing Interior Engineering Design teams, with expertise in product development, engineering systems, and design principles. Capable of influencing organizational practices and ensuring compliance with GM policies while fostering employee development and performance management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor's Degree In Engineering Or Technology8+ Years Of Experience In DesignStrong Knowledge Of Engineering Systems And ProcessesExperience In Seating And Interior Trim DesignExperience Using NX And Teamcenter

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Hard Skills

Product DevelopmentDesign/Release ActivitiesEngineering Release SystemsGD&TGlobal BOMCore Engineering PrinciplesTechnical Alternatives ProposalPerformance EvaluationCompensation PlanningMath Development Process

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunicationProblem SolvingCustomer-Focused Decision Making

Tools & Technologies

NXTeamcenterGxDPGSTCVIS Mock-upGPDS

Industry Keywords

Interior Engineering DesignGM Policies And ProceduresDesign EngineeringSeating DesignInterior Trim Design

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a large group of Interior Engineering Designers and DLTs/Design TSs supporting IPFC Design projects and programs
Provide technical leadership and guide successful execution of vehicle programs with strong technical solutions
Develop products, processes, standards, or operational plans supporting business strategies
Influence organizational adoption of new concepts, practices, and approaches
Identify problems and modify complex working methods where procedures are not defined
Promote GM values and make customer-focused decisions
Lead staffing, communication, training, employee development, work direction and prioritization, performance evaluation, recognition, and roadblock removal
Manage the math development process
Conduct group meetings, communicate GM policies and initiatives, and prepare and deliver presentations
Ensure mandatory and role-specific training completion and support career development
Assign workloads and set individual and group priorities
Review and approve employee work and overtime schedules, expenses, and work-related records
Review deliverables and behaviors, provide feedback, and conduct performance interventions when necessary
Participate in compensation planning and administer compensation treatment
Travel less than 25%

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology
8+ years of experience in Design, including leadership experience
Experience in product development and design/release activities
Strong knowledge of engineering systems and processes, including GxDP, GSTS, VIS Mock-up, GPDS, engineering release systems, GD&T, specifications, Global BOM, and product and program content
Solid grounding in core engineering and design principles
Ability to propose technical alternatives to balance competing priorities
Experience leading teams and mentoring others
Broad understanding of administrative and engineering tools used by the team and cross-functional partners
Experience in Seating and Interior Trim Design preferred
Experience using NX and Teamcenter preferred
Experience in Design/Release engineering preferred
Broad knowledge and operational understanding of GM Policies and Procedures preferred
Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, or J-1 support
Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits supporting well-being at work and at home through GM Total Rewards resources
Company vehicle may be provided subject to Motor Vehicle Report review
Equal employment opportunities and workplace accommodations