Engineering Design- CAD Developer

General Motors • Warren, MI

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a CAD Developer with strong coding skills to advance generative AI activities related to CAD development, criteria compliance, and rapid responses to portfolio and program changes. The role combines Siemens NX Designcenter and virtual vehicle integration capabilities with hands-on CAD automation and NXOpen development. The developer will create tools for releasing high-quality, manufacturable math designs and develop modeling tools, workflows, and data integrations that improve design productivity and digital engineering execution.

The position requires understanding automotive product development, robust parametric modeling, manufacturability, and downstream engineering needs, with the ability to translate design and manufacturing requirements into dependable automation solutions. The role is categorized as hybrid, with the selected candidate expected to work on-site at the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week, or at another frequency determined by their manager. The posting also states that travel will be less than 25%. Relocation information is contradictory: the opening text says the role is eligible for relocation benefits, while a later statement says it is not eligible for relocation benefits and relocation costs are the candidate's responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience using Siemens NX for production design, CAD modeling, virtual integration, or related engineering work.
• Experience with Teamcenter and VisMockup or comparable CAD/PLM environments.
• Hands-on experience with the NXOpen API and C# development.
• Experience developing CAD automation, process automation frameworks, or engineering productivity tools.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, GD&T fundamentals, and design for manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability.
• Experience working with NX and Teamcenter PLM data, external data sources, and collaborative engineering workflows.
• Ability to develop custom NX user interfaces and implement clean user-input handling and business logic.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to respond effectively to iterative feedback and changing program or user requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of software development, IT, CAD automation, or combined NX design and automation experience.
• Familiarity with parametric design techniques and principles, including manipulating parametric templates through coded or agentic solutions.
• Experience designing complex mechanical components or subsystems in an automotive or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience writing unit tests and maintaining strong code coverage.
• Understanding of how downstream users and systems consume NX models, datasets, and released product data.
• Experience with Teamcenter ITK/RAC customization, dataset structures, CAD integration pipelines, or manufacturing system interfaces.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Jira, GPDL tools, Knowledge Fusion, or legacy NX automation tools.
• Exposure to CAE or analysis workflows, AI-assisted coding, or digital engineering data pipelines.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop virtual vehicle integration solutions aligned with program requirements, design principles, and the Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP).
• Create, refine, validate, and release NX math modeling and criteria tools and techniques consistent with parametric modeling methods, design standards, best practices, and Global engineering requirements.
• Apply design for manufacturability, design for assembly, serviceability, materials, GD&T, and integration principles to component and subsystem development.
• Deliver high-quality, timely data releases and proactively communicate status, timing, risks, and technical issues.
• Develop NXOpen applications, scripts, and process automation tools to improve design quality, consistency, and engineering productivity.
• Implement engineering rules, algorithms, constraints, DFM requirements, and best practices within NX tools and workflows.
• Create custom NX user interfaces using technologies such as NXOpen UIStyler, Block UI, and Reuse Library dialogs, with clear user input and business logic.
• Develop and support NX/Teamcenter PLM integrations, including data exchanges and connections to manufacturing or external data sources.
• Collaborate with designers, R&D, manufacturing, deployment, and sustain teams to prototype, validate, stabilize, and scale tools for enterprise use.
• Maintain code repositories, version control, technical documentation, and developer standards for automation solutions.
• Apply software engineering practices such as unit testing, code review, defect resolution, and maintainable design.

Benefits

• The posting states that the role is eligible for relocation benefits, but later states that it is not eligible for relocation benefits and that relocation costs are the selected candidate's responsibility.
• The company describes benefits supporting employee well-being at work and at home and refers candidates to its Total Rewards resources for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level