Descrição

The Role

As the Quality Systems Execution Lead, you will lead engineers responsible for executing quality systems projects that improve manufacturing measurement capability, product quality, launch readiness, and operational performance across Body and General Assembly operations.

You will translate approved strategies and project objectives into clear execution plans, guide technical teams through design and deployment, and provide day-to-day leadership for project delivery. The role requires strong people leadership, technical judgment, supplier and plant coordination, and the ability to drive results in complex, cross-functional manufacturing environments.

You will partner with the Global Quality Center leadership to execute the quality systems roadmap, develop team capability, manage assigned project priorities, and ensure solutions are delivered safely, on schedule, within approved resources, and ready for sustained plant operation.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop a team of quality systems and manufacturing engineers.
Establish clear performance expectations, provide timely feedback, recognize contributions, and address performance or capability gaps.
Support individual development plans, technical growth, career progression, succession planning, and workforce capability development.
Build an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable team culture focused on engineering excellence and customer outcomes.
Allocate team resources across assigned projects and adjust priorities as business and launch needs change.
Support recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and talent reviews in partnership with the Engineering Group Manager.

Project and Execution Leadership

Lead execution of assigned quality systems projects from requirements definition through design, procurement, integration, installation, commissioning, validation, and production handoff.
Develop and manage project plans, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, risks, and issue-resolution actions.
Translate manufacturing and quality requirements into Statements of Requirements, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, and executable work packages.
Coordinate technical reviews with internal engineering teams, plant operations, program teams, strategic suppliers, and other stakeholders.
Monitor project health and communicate status, risks, decisions, resource needs, and recovery plans to the project stakeholders.
Ensure project deliverables support launch timing, operational readiness, quality requirements, safety expectations, and long-term maintainability.
Drive timely resolution of technical, supplier, installation, commissioning, and plant-readiness issues.
Lead structured handoff to plant and operational teams, including training, documentation, support model, maintenance requirements, and performance monitoring.
Identify opportunities to reuse proven solutions and improve consistency across projects and manufacturing locations.
Build effective working relationships with strategic suppliers and hold them accountable for technical performance, quality, schedule, documentation, and supportability.
Represent the Execution organization in project reviews and working-level governance forums.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering projects, technical workstreams, or cross-functional teams in manufacturing, quality systems, automation, metrology, or a related field.
Experience developing project plans, technical requirements, schedules, risk responses, and measurable deliverables.
Experience working with manufacturing operations, suppliers, engineering organizations, and plant stakeholders.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to coach, influence, and develop engineers or technical professionals.
Willingness to travel and work on-site at manufacturing plants, supplier locations, and technical centers as required by project and launch needs.

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

Experience with Body Manufacturing, General Assembly Manufacturing, or related automotive manufacturing operations.
Experience with automated measurement systems, advanced metrology, machine vision, optical or laser-based measurement, dimensional control, or quality data systems.
Working knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, dimensional requirements, tolerance specifications, and measurement system capability.
Experience leading installation, commissioning, validation, startup, or production launch activities.
Experience with supplier technical management, procurement support, Statements of Requirements, and technical reviews.
Familiarity with Teamcenter, NX, PolyWorks, or comparable product data management, CAD, dimensional analysis, and inspection tools.
Knowledge of industrial networking, manufacturing systems, connectivity, troubleshooting, or data integration.
Experience driving standardization, continuous improvement, defect prevention, cost effectiveness, or operational performance.
Experience with talent development, performance management, and leading teams through organizational or technology change.

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., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

Esta função é classificada como híbrida. Isso significa que o candidato selecionado deverá trabalhar no escritório/fábrica da GM pelo menos 3 vezes por semana {ou outra frequência ditada por seu gerente}.

O candidato selecionado deverá viajar <25% para esta função.

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Quality System Execution Lead