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General Motors BIW Integration Engineering Group Manager in Warren, Michigan
Job Description
The Role
As the BIW Integration Engineering Group Manager, you will lead the Global Body ME Material Integration Engineering team responsible for advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, and cross commodity integration across Global Body Shops. You will provide enterprise level leadership to develop and deploy next generation manufacturing solutions that enhance quality, throughput, safety, and competitiveness.
This role is both strategic and highly technical — guiding innovation pipelines, setting global standards, and ensuring that new technologies and processes are scalable across GM’s global manufacturing footprint. You will foster strong partnerships with global centers, cross functional ME teams, suppliers, and program teams to deliver robust, production ready solutions that modernize Body Shop operations and position GM for long-term success.
This role could require up to 30% Travel within North America (Includes Canada and Mexico)
What You’ll Do
Leadership & Strategy
Lead the Global Body ME Material Integration Engineering team responsible for automation, advanced manufacturing technologies, and cross-commodity integration.
Developlong-termstrategies and technology roadmaps aligned with enterprise manufacturingobjectives.
Set group goals,establishperformance expectations, and developlong-rangeplans to improve processes and manufacturing capabilities.
Represent Body ME insenior levelforums and drive alignment with GA, GPS, ME, ARC,Purchasing, and Vertical teams.
Technology Development & Deployment
Identify, evaluate, and industrialize advanced concepts including automation, robotics, computer vision, AMRs, digital tools, and advanced joining technologies.
Oversee refinement of prototypes into scalable,plant-readymanufacturing solutions (e.g., Container of the Future, advanced kitting, RFID applications).
Guideglobal standards, best practices, and process documentation to ensure consistency across regions and programs.
Cross Functional Integration
Partner with global centers, suppliers, program teams, andcross functionalstakeholders to ensure manufacturing technology roadmaps meet program needs.
Lead workshops, technical working sessions, and alignment forums to synthesize information, solve enterprise challenges, and drive execution.
Maintain ongoing engagement with outside teams to ensure coordinated implementation and effective issue resolution.
Team Development & Performance
Mentor, coach, and develop team members to build technical capability, enterprise thinking, andcross functionalinfluence.
Lead staffing activities: interviewing, selecting, developing, and evaluating employees.
Promote collaboration, knowledge transfer, and a strongteamculture within ME.
Operational Excellence
Evaluate, refine, and implement improved manufacturing processes, integration frameworks, and engineering standards.
Provide technical support to Body ME and plant organizations tomaintainstrong manufacturing performance.
Ensure ongoing compliance with safety practices, housekeeping requirements, and corporate control systems.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
8+ years of experienceworkingwithAutonomousMobile Equipment(AME) supporting complex manufacturing environments, withdemonstratedtechnical depth and/or leadership responsibility.
3+ years ofpeopleleadership or project leadership experience, including driving cross‑functional deliverables, setting priorities, and ensuring execution across technical teams.
Deep understanding of automotive manufacturing systems across Body, Stamping, and Material Flow.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging technologies and assess feasibility, scalability, ROI, and enterprise deployment potential.
Strong capability inestablishingand improving engineering standards, process controls, and documentation structures.
Proven record of leading complex, largescale initiatives with minimal oversight infast-movingenvironments.
Ability to synthesize complexcross functionalinformation and build alignment across global stakeholders.
Skilled presenter and facilitator, capable of leading enterprise workshops andrepresentingME in senior leadership forums.
Strong ownership mindset with the ability toanticipaterisks, drive closure, and deliver results despite ambiguity.
Exceptionalrelationship buildingand influence skills, including the ability to rebuild trust and drive progress across organizations.
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).
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel on a regular basis (25-50%) for this role.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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