General Assembly Manufacturing Engineering Group Manager (EGM) – Product Interface

GM•Warren, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The General Assembly Manufacturing Engineering Group Manager (EGM) leads Compartment Manufacturing Engineers (CMEs) responsible for product manufacturability, assembly strategies, and program readiness. The team co-develops GM vehicles—including electric, hybrid, autonomous, and semi-autonomous products—and represents manufacturing requirements in product design and cross-functional decisions. In this centralized Product Interface role, the EGM translates manufacturing and business strategies into team objectives, operating plans, and engineering priorities. The position leads manufacturing integration for an assigned SMT area and works with Product Engineering, packaging, vehicle design, automation, tooling, execution, plant launch, and program management teams. The EGM aligns stakeholders on product and process trade-offs, supports global collaboration, and is accountable for the team’s technical deliverables while representing assembly plants and plant operators. The manager sets direction, delegates ownership, removes barriers, and develops CME capabilities to deliver safe, efficient assembly and successful vehicle launches. The role also involves managing day-to-day team activities, coaching and developing employees, adjusting resources to meet program needs, and driving continuous improvement and digitization of CME work. The role is hybrid, with the selected candidate expected to report to a specific location at least three times a week or at another frequency set by their manager. Travel is less than 25%. Relocation benefits are not available. The position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle regularly and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
At least 8 years of manufacturing and/or manufacturing engineering experience in program execution or an assembly plant.
Experience supporting multiple vehicle launches.
Advanced knowledge and broad experience in General Assembly manufacturing engineering, including integrating requirements across disciplines and engaging specialized experts.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including guiding teams through complex, non-standard problems, evaluating alternatives, and implementing short- and long-term countermeasures.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presenting technical findings, risks, and strategies at all organizational levels and influencing product design decisions to support assembly plant needs.
Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams and multiple complex projects, translate business strategies into operating plans, establish priorities, and exercise independent judgment with accountability for results.
Initiative to improve outcomes, resolve competing cross-functional requirements, and support broader manufacturing objectives beyond assigned responsibilities.
Project management skills, including setting deliverables, managing risks and dependencies, and developing these capabilities in others.
Ability to coach and develop direct reports, provide actionable feedback, and build team capability through development planning and delegation.
Experience leading change, improving processes, and implementing GMS principles.
Knowledge of General Assembly processes and GM systems, including VAA, MRs, Auros, E2, Stature, GLP, GVDP, PRTS, and the DFMEA–PFMEA process.
Automotive benchmarking skills using A2MAC and other resources to identify manufacturing improvement opportunities and compare proposed GM designs with global competitors.
Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.
Must not require GM immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in new architecture development.
Deep working knowledge of vehicle system manufacturing requirements, strategies, standardized work, and processes.
Demonstrated experience implementing plant-floor and product design improvements for manufacturing.
Experience across multiple manufacturing engineering assignments, delivering successful individual or team outcomes.
Experience collaborating with colleagues in other regions to deliver global programs or projects.
Experience leading or training others in GMS and four-walls application within a site or program.
Two to three years of experience in plant assignments.
Demonstrated domestic or international mobility.
Prior supervisory experience.
Advanced degree in engineering or business.
Cross-functional assignment experience in another ME Center, such as Body, Paint, or MEI.

Responsibilities

Set team priorities for product manufacturability and assembly strategy.
Influence Product Engineering to deliver buildable products, reduce BEC, and support program MCPU targets through integrated part design, Design for Assembly, and part elimination.
Lead design-for-automation strategy with automation teams, suppliers, Product Engineering, and technical specialists.
Establish ownership for ideation, product enablers, business-case development, and implementation readiness, and promote knowledge sharing across programs.
Direct development and review of the vehicle build Sequence of Operations using BOE and BOP Level 1 as guiding templates.
Resolve product, tooling, and process trade-offs and minimize assembly plant changes where feasible to reduce cost and risk.
Champion operator safety and efficient assembly; ensure build-related human-factor and ergonomic risks are identified and resolved with the ergonomics team.
Establish ownership, timing, and technical review expectations for PFMEAs, Lessons Learned, Advanced Program Health Checks, and Investment Assumptions; ensure risks and open actions are addressed.
Ensure the team supports RPLS mitigation and coordinates timely technical action to improve vehicle safety.
Guide CMEs in scoping complex problems, analyzing root causes, and developing short- and long-term countermeasures.
Exercise independent technical judgment, engage subject-matter experts, and ensure leadership reviews present evidence, alternatives, risks, and recommended actions.
Develop CMEs through clear assignments, coaching, technical training, and development plans aligned with applicable ME and CME leveling guides.
Delegate decision-making appropriately and strengthen independent problem solving, cross-functional influence, and knowledge sharing.
Maintain a safe, inclusive, diverse, and harassment-free work environment; model integrity and encourage employees to raise concerns and respectfully challenge decisions.
Foster employee engagement, open communication, and constructive feedback.
Build relationships across Product Engineering, manufacturing execution, plant launch, and program management to strengthen ownership and timely issue resolution.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship while maintaining CME ownership of assigned work; guide experienced engineers and support less experienced colleagues.
Manage day-to-day team activities by setting objectives, prioritizing assignments, reviewing results, coaching performance, and developing team members.
Adjust workload and available resources to changing program needs and escalate unresolved constraints with clear recommendations.
Drive continuous improvement and digitization of CME work, establishing practical processes that improve engineering efficiency, share lessons across programs, and support manufacturing and company strategies.