Production Digital Sculptor

What You’ll Do   

• Lead the development and refinement of NURBS for complex vehicle interior and exterior components. 

• Translate design themes, sketches, and engineering requirements into accurate, production-feasible digital surfaces. 

• Evaluate surface quality, continuity, highlights, and feasibility; provide technical direction on complex surface issues. 

• Lead collaboration with design, engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve surface and integration issues. 

• Own surface development data and releases for reviews, development milestones, and downstream processes. 

• Communicate technical recommendations, risks, timing, and tradeoffs to program stakeholders and Sculpting Leadership. 

• Mentor sculptors, support program execution, and advance GM Global Design standards, best practices, technologies, and workflows. 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) ​​  

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation design, industrial design, mechanical engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered. 

• 5 or more years of experience in automotive digital sculpting, surface development, or a related discipline. 

• Advanced proficiency with Alias, NX, or comparable NURBS-based digital modeling tools. 

• Advanced knowledge of surface evaluation, design intent interpretation, production feasibility, and surface quality standards. 

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical problem-solving and deliver work to accelerated program milestones. 

• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to varied audiences. 

• Ability to mentor others and lead program execution when assigned by Sculpting Leadership. 

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) ​  

• Experience developing automotive interior or exterior surfaces through production. 

• Experience with Teamcenter or comparable product data management systems. 

• Knowledge of automotive product development processes, GVDP modeling standards, surface quality standards, and manufacturing considerations. 

• Experience leading multiple vehicle programs or implementing modeling processes, technical best practices, workflows, or new digital sculpting technologies.