General Motors
Engineering Design Leader Technical - Transmissions and Drive Units
Warren, Michigan, United States of America +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Warren, Michigan, United States of America
Pontiac, Michigan, United States of America - Experience
- Eight or more years of product-design experience, including technical leadership of design work or a design team.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, now or in the future.
About the job
Leads technical design work for a team developing transmission and electric drive unit products from concept through validation, release, and launch.
What you'll do
- Set team priorities, balance workloads, monitor delivery and risks, and coach designers.
- Lead design and integration of transmission and electric drive unit components, layouts, drawings, PMI, and tolerance analyses.
- Coordinate design reviews and manufacturing, supplier, and cross-functional collaboration to resolve issues and support product release and launch.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Eight or more years of product-design experience, including technical leadership of design work or a design team.
- Significant experience designing transmissions, electric drive units, or related automotive systems.
- Proficiency with NX and Teamcenter, including complex modeling, assemblies, Wave linking, clearance and interference analysis, product structure, and engineering release.
Nice to have
- Experience with NX Performance Predictor, NX Pre/Post, SimSolid, Ansys results, or other designer-led analysis methods.
- Graduate degree in engineering or a related field.
Tools
NX, Teamcenter, NX Performance Predictor, NX Pre/Post, SimSolid, Ansys, TcVis, Jira
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