Vehicle Performance Engineer - Mass Certification and Compliance

GM • Warren, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s 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.. The Role The GMNA Vehicle Mass Integration team is seeking upbeat individuals who are looking to join a fast-paced team with dynamic responsibilities. The Mass Integration Engineer at General Motors has responsibility for the development, modeling, and validation of vehicle level mass targets. This includes center of gravity, certification mass, and vehicle limits which are critical in developing safe competitive vehicles for our customers, while ensuring the success of the corporate fuel economy and greenhouse gas strategies. Individuals also have an opportunity to be a change agent to craft the future of our team through advancements of systems and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• 2+ years of professional work experience
• Comfortable dealing with and analyzing large quantities of data.
• High level analytical ability where problems are unusual and complex.
• High level of oral/written communication skills
• Desire to learn complex computer systems and processes.
• Passion for light weighting through competitive system/vehicle benchmarking and identification of new mass reduction technologies
• Experienced MS Excel, Vis Mockup, engineering software and systems as it pertains to job-related area.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering preferred
• Passion for lightweighting through competitive benchmarking and identification of new technologies.
• Experience with engineering software, MS Excel, Vis Mockup, and mainframe systems.
• Familiarity with PPC (Product Program Content) and VDS (Vehicle Description Summary).
• Visual Basic programming skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to Vehicle Program Teams, Vehicle Performance Team, System Management Team engineering organizations, Global Propulsion Systems, Emission Certification, TACER, Manufacturing Engineering, Order Fulfilment, Marketing, Quality, Validation/Durability, Communications, and production facilities.
• Vehicle level mass imperative owner for all mass properties on assigned programs (Vehicle Certification Mass, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, Gross Axle Weight Ratings, Center of Gravity, etc.)
• Develops and maintains vehicle and System Management Team (SMT) level mass targets and status for new and major programs .
• Develops and maintains model and option weight masses to predict all vehicle configurations for vehicle regulatory labels.
• Key member of Vehicle Program Teams, Vehicle and Process Integration Review, Vehicle Performance Integration Team and conducts Mass PITs to assure that mass status to target is understood, and reduction initiatives are implemented, as the need arises.
• Participates in the cost reduction/quality improvement process to assure mass targets remain viable.
• Generates technical mass reduction solutions for current, new, and major programs.
• Specifies and balances vehicle mass distribution, EPA mass and Gross Vehicle Weight Ratings

What This Job Offers

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