Technical Specialist – Cooling Pump System and Hardware
Job 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 Global Technical Specialist for propulsion thermal hardware, you will develop robust strategies to enable industry leading design and manufacturing of cooling components for engine, transmission, electric drive unit, or RESS propulsion assemblies. You will maintain technical requirements for lead cross-functional teams and suppliers. These components must push the boundaries for performance, reliability, and quality while balancing cost, manufacturability, and global commercial strategy. The position requires strong technical and interpersonal skills and experience in propulsion systems design and interface applications.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
- Lead and coordinate benchmarking efforts at a subsystem level to support definition of best practices, including a high level of engagement in Competitive Benchmarking Design Reviews (CBDR).
- Build, develop, publish, and maintain documentation including Best Practices, SOR templates, DFMEA templates, and contribute to the Validation Cross Reference Index.
- Provide technical support and program execution guidance to the PMT hardware DREs.
- Participate in supplier technical reviews. Assess potential suppliers and supplier facilities on technical capabilities and maintain a Technically Approved Supplier List (TASL).
- Participate in Enhanced Creativity Teams (ECT) and provide guidance to help drive supplier selection for new programs, including technical assessment of supplier designs and supplier capabilities.
- Provide technical support to program teams, including Assistant Chief Engineers, and to Development Engineers, Validation Engineers, and Applications Engineers.
- Maintain a high-level understanding of the Virtual Design, Development and Validation (VDDV) models and analysis methods.
- Participate in the warranty reduction and quality improvement process, ensuring lessons learned are collected and documented. Support Brand Quality Managers with technical expertise and problem resolution assistance.
- Support and drive interface application decisions to optimize propulsion system and vehicle performance, drive quality and manufacturing assembly processes.
- Define design-tool needs and coordinate the development of new tools, new capabilities, and the maintenance of existing tools and databases.
- Responsible for execution and closure in PRTS of Safety Tether, Quality Tether and PRD.
- Strong support of the Safety Field Investigation (SFI) process.
- Lead/Coach DFSS projects.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Candidate must either be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) or a non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required export control authorization.
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- Strong background and knowledge of the design of propulsion systems.
- Experience working with suppliers on application of propulsion hardware
- Proven ability to reach across organizational boundaries to garner support and deliver results.
- Expertise in the design of integrated, cross functional systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work with others.
- Demonstrated leadership skills especially the use of influence.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Master of Science in Engineering
- 15+ years of engineering experience
- Experience of control and calibration of propulsion thermal systems
- DFSS Certification level of Master Black Belt , Red X certification, etc.
