Technical Integration Lead - CAD

General Motors•Warren, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a CAD Technical Integration Lead to guide the strategy, integration, release readiness, and reliable operation of Siemens Designcenter NX and its integrated applications. The role is the accountable technical and business product owner for the Designcenter NX CAD ecosystem, supporting 10,000 users across the enterprise. The lead translates engineering and business needs into a roadmap, technical direction, deployment decisions, and operational priorities, working across engineering, manufacturing, IT, PLM, delivery teams, Siemens, and other suppliers to support connected engineering workflows and business outcomes. The role is hybrid, with on-site work at the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week or as determined by the hiring leader. Travel is less than 25%. Relocation assistance is not available. The position requires domain judgment, structured problem solving, and the ability to build alignment and lead through influence across organizational boundaries. It also includes mentorship and representing GM in capability development efforts related to Siemens CAD functionality and vendor integrations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
7+ years of experience with Siemens Designcenter NX/CAD in a complex product development environment.
Experience translating business needs into product roadmaps, technical requirements, validation plans, and deployment decisions.
Knowledge of CAD integrations and connected engineering workflows, such as PLM, manufacturing, simulation, visualization, materials, electrical, and downstream applications.
Experience planning or validating software releases, upgrades, patches, or enterprise deployments, including testing, readiness, defect management, and risk assessment.
Strong problem-solving skills and experience leading incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions for business-critical systems.
Ability to work effectively across business, engineering, IT, delivery teams, and suppliers, and influence decisions without direct authority.
Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills, including presenting technical topics, trade-offs, risks, and decisions to varied audiences; managing competing needs; and making evidence-based decisions.

Nice To Haves

Design for Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
Cross-functional team leadership experience.
Experience leading software change with business and IT teams.
Industry forum experience.
Experience with automation, artificial intelligence, data-driven analysis, or competitive benchmarking applied to technical decisions.
Experience working with internationally distributed teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Own the Designcenter NX/CAD strategy, roadmap, and technical direction in alignment with engineering, manufacturing, PLM, and digital-thread priorities.
Serve as business product owner for Siemens Designcenter NX and its integrations with Teamcenter/Active Workspace, Global Product Development Library, visualization, materials, simulation, electrical and harness applications, manufacturing, and downstream workflows.
Lead planning and validation of content and testing for monthly updates and periodic Designcenter NX upgrades, including readiness criteria, pilots, defect management, deployment coordination, and go/no-go recommendations.
Coordinate release, patch, and deployment decisions with business teams, IT, delivery teams, and suppliers to manage risk and minimize disruption.
Lead high-priority incident and problem management, including risk identification, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and knowledge capture to reduce recurrence.
Convene and lead CAD business/IT governance forums, clarifying priorities, decisions, risks, roadmaps, dependencies, and communications.
Support Siemens and supplier management, including licensing, forecasts, entitlements, utilization, support models, statements of work, supplier performance, and defect escalation.
Improve license availability, demand accuracy, utilization, cost transparency, and commercial leverage through evidence-based planning and management.
Identify opportunities to improve self-service guidance, reusable knowledge, automation, testing, and operational processes.
Evaluate automation and AI-enabled engineering capabilities for business value, security, maintainability, supportability, and enterprise scale, aligning solutions with CAD, PLM, governance, and operational requirements.
Mentor team members and help develop future technical owners and succession capability.
Represent GM’s interests in capability development efforts involving Siemens CAD functionality and related vendor integrations.