Accessories Engineering Designer

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid. The selected candidate will be expected to work on-site at the Warren Tech Center at least three days per week, or as otherwise determined by the hiring leader.

• This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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:
Do you have a passion for enabling world-class Accessories using engineering principles and design innovation? The Accessories Engineering Designer is responsible for creating detailed interior, exterior, electrical and chassis components and system-level designs that combine functionality, safety, and aesthetic appeal. Working closely with Architecture, Studio Design, Safety, and Manufacturing teams, this role ensures that innovative concepts are translated into robust, manufacturable solutions. The ideal candidate demonstrates advanced NX CAD modeling skills, attention to detail, and the ability to apply engineering principles to meet occupant safety, ergonomic, and assembly requirements. Creativity, collaboration, and self-motivation are essential, as this position balances design intent, customer experience, and manufacturing feasibility throughout the architectural development process of interiors.
What you'll do:

• Develop highly integrated subsystems to resolve packaging challenges, ensuring design best practices and criteria are maintained.
• Develop and integrate engineering criteria for components collaborating closely with Vehicle Architecture, Studio Styling and Release Engineer teams.
• Apply DFSS and design-thinking methodologies to manage trade-offs and evaluate alternatives considering cost, mass, timing, dimensional variation, assembly, and other architectural imperatives.
• Integrate global and regional safety requirements into vehicle architectures, developing solutions that exceed standards.
• Actively communicate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve technical challenges within Expert Team meetings for your area of responsibility.
• Ensure that subsystems align with safety, occupant accommodations, storage, and accessibility.
• Participate in CITs and SDIT Workgroups to balance innovation, design for assembly, manufacturability and design best practices.
• Benchmark competitors to ensure packaging and component performance meet or exceed industry standards.
• Create and maintain NX models for surface guidance and space claims, continuously developing your NX skills.
• Incorporate Voice of the Customer insights into packaging and design solutions to maximize space utilization and enhance customer experience.
• Support Math Virtual Assessments and Synch Point reviews to validate design integrity and integration.

Your Skills & Abilities (Qualifications)

• 3-5+ years’ experience in Interior, Electrical, Exterior, Chassis components & Accessories parts
• B.S. in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Advanced NX CAD Modeling Skills
• Advanced use of Teamcenter and TcVis
• Understanding of engineering theory and principles of automotive design
• Understanding of design for manufacturing and design for assembly
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Utilization of benchmarking toolsets
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
• Aptitude to integrate complex interior subsystems and a passion for innovation
• Excellent organizational skills
• Understanding of Engineering Specifications
• Understanding of human to vehicle interface

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge

• Graduate degree in Engineering or related field
• Accessories parts design experience
• Interior, Exterior, Electrical &/or Chassis components subsystem design experience
• Development of standard math models (SMM), user defined features, or templates
• Knowledge and use of CAE tools
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Certification

Sponsorship:

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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