Engineering Group Manager Application Group - Advanced Manufacturing Development and Deployment

Description
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
As the EGM for the Application Group - Advanced Manufacturing Development & Deployment, you will lead the application, validation, and launch of fastening and inspection solutions from MRL 4-7 across global GM facilities. You will align Scope of Development Work (SODW) with MRL 4-7, manage the transition from development to plant implementation, and ensure solutions are technically robust, operationally ready, and integrated into plant processes, MPS, and program timing. You will lead a cross-functional team of manufacturing, automation, and process engineers, partnering with product engineering, R&D, ARC, technical experts, plants, and suppliers to reduce risk, remove execution barriers, and deliver consistent, high-quality manufacturing outcomes.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team aligned with business goals and KPIs.
• Own and maintain SODW for fastening and inspection applications, ensuring alignment with product, process, and plant requirements.
• Lead and support MRL 4-7 gate reviews, driving technical and execution readiness in line with GM standards.
• Serve as PET lead, coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, plants, and suppliers.
• Develop and validate new plant process use cases, including layouts, simulations, and alignment to SODW.
• Integrate solutions, timing, and resource needs into the MPS process to align application plans with program and plant plans.
• Benchmark off-the-shelf solutions and partner with strategic suppliers on capability, cost, scalability, and roadmaps.
• Coordinate with fastening and inspection subject matter experts to define requirements, review concepts, and validate solutions.
• Define and execute launch strategies from development through plant implementation, including build events and ramp-up.
• Develop and maintain cost, timing, and headcount plans, including resource allocation by site and center.
• Support and influence Design for Automation (DFA) early in the product development cycle.
• Capture, document, and deploy lessons learned from development, launches, and plant operations.
• Communicate strategy, standards, readiness, and launch status to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with R&D, ARC, Manufacturing Engineering, and Plant Operations to align development with downstream implementation.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing experience with a strong focus in manufacturing engineering in assembly or powertrain.
• Demonstrated experience in fastening or inspection systems (for example, torque tools, vision systems).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical topics for diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Proven ability to motivate teams, set clear objectives, and deliver results through innovative thinking and disciplined execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven manufacturing engineering processing knowledge.
• Experience in the automotive industry.
• Experience in launch, supplier management, and strategy execution.
• Experience working in cross-functional global teams and in ambiguous, high-pressure environments.
• Master's degree or higher in a technical or managerial discipline.

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