Compartment Manufacturing Engineer (CME)

Job Description

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid role based in Warren MI (GM Global Technical Center) or an approved regional hub. Occasional onsite support is required for Integration Vehicle Engineer Release (IVER) / PreTooling Builds and key Assembly Plant builds.

The Role

As a Compartment Manufacturing Engineer (CME) you represent Manufacturing within the Vehicle Systems Product Interface team for a given global architecture or vehicle style. You are the primary Manufacturing voice to Product Engineering and program teams ensuring designs meet Manufacturing Requirements and can be executed safely efficiently and within standard General Assembly (GA) processes at all plants.

This role blends virtual assessments manufacturability and ergonomic analysis and crossfunctional issue resolution to deliver robust repeatable highquality assembly. As part of GM Manufacturing Engineering your work directly supports GMs bold vision for the future: zero crashes zero emissions and zero congestion.

What Youll Do

• Analyze product designs with Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability ergonomic feasibility and compliance with Manufacturing Requirements.

• Represent Manufacturing in architecture/style and compartment forums serving as the single global ME voice for your assigned systems.

• Communicate design changes requirements risks and manufacturability concerns to Product Interface Leads and Program Execution Manufacturing Engineers.

• Enforce General Assembly strategies and validate program compliance; develop and process justified deviations when requirements cannot be met as designed.

• Identify manufacturing issues early document them in the appropriate systems and lead crossfunctional resolution with Product Engineering Manufacturing Engineering and program stakeholders.

• Conduct virtual assessments including VR reviews static/dynamic studies process virtual builds and ergonomic checks using tools such as Teamcenter VIS Mockup and related VS workflows.

• Facilitate and/or support Level 2 PFMEA workshops for your compartments and translate key risks into clear actionable mitigation plans.

• Participate in ePeer reviews and Component Readiness Reviews (CRV) to ensure Manufacturing Requirements risk mitigation and launch readiness are fully addressed.

• Document process and tooling requirements for regional execution and drive alignment and common solutions across all executing assembly plants.

• Drive Base Engineered Content (BEC) reduction by challenging part proliferation fastener variety and unnecessary content supporting workshops focused on labor and complexity minimization.

• Support IVER/PTB and Assembly Plant builds as needed and serve as IRT cochair or key contributor to achieve timely global issue closure.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Manufacturing Industrial or related field).

• 3 years combined experience in Product Engineering and/or Manufacturing Engineering including program launch and/or preproduction build support.

• Ability to interpret and apply Manufacturing Requirements across multiple vehicle systems in alignment with standard General Assembly processes.

• Clear concise communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues and tradeoffs to crossfunctional stakeholders.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in ME Execution tooling development or General Assembly plant operations (process engineering launch support or issue resolution).

• Familiarity with GM systems and processes such as MPS VAA ECR/EDGE Auros FIT Momentum (GVDP) PRTS LMS and Teamcenter / VS workflows.

• Experience working with Exterior Trim Interior Trim Chassis Powertrain or electrical harness/components including debug and endofline verification.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Product Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Quality and plant teams while managing multiple program deliverables.

• Training or certification in structured problem solving (Red X DFSS OpEx) and/or Industrial Engineering experience in methods line balance and standards work.

• Experience performing manufacturability and assembly feasibility assessments using 3D math and engineering drawings.

• Experience conducting ergonomic and hand/tool clearance evaluations in virtual or physical environments.

• Experience with virtual build tools such as Teamcenter Visualization VR assessments or comparable digital manufacturing studies.

• Working knowledge of PFMEA development process/tooling documentation and review forums such as CRV and ePeer.

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About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better safer and more equitable for all.

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