Technical Specialist HVAC Modules and Cabin Air Filters

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. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows 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 peopleas we aim to makedriving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

Technical Specialist HVAC Modules and Cabin Air Filters

The Technical Specialist for HVAC Modules and Cabin Air Filters is the global technical authority and enterprise voice for front and rear HVAC modules and cabin air filters. This role establishes corporate technical direction owns subsystem strategy and is accountable for the long-term technical health reuse quality cost mass investment and performance of the HVAC module portfolio.

The Technical Specialist leads the definition integration development validation release and control of HVAC module systems. The role requires a high degree of independent judgment creativity initiative and accountability in solving complex and ambiguous engineering problems. The Specialist influences vehicle architecture program engineering release engineering suppliers manufacturing quality purchasing and global execution teams to ensure consistent implementation of robust solutions.

The Technical Specialist also provides technical leadership to component-level Technical Specialists develops organizational knowledge and operates with broad autonomy under the general direction of the Engineering Technical Leader.

What Youll Do

• Set and communicate enterprise technical strategy for front and rear HVAC modules and cabin air filters.
• Make independent data-driven decisions on complex technical issues with significant program customer cost quality or timing impact.
• Establish standards best practices specifications inherent criteria and reusable solutions across programs and vehicle segments.
• Lead alignment among architects DREs release engineers suppliers manufacturing quality purchasing and other stakeholders.
• Influence senior leaders and executives by translating complex technical issues into clear recommendations risks tradeoffs and decisions.
• Anticipate future technology customer regulatory and business needs and convert them into actionable subsystem roadmaps.
• Coach and provide technical direction to component-level Technical Specialists and engineering teams.
• Take accountability for issue escalation technical closure lessons learned and continuous improvement across the HVAC module portfolio.

Develop Industry Leading BOM and Subsystem Strategies

• Establish maintain and obtain approval for global BOM strategies that balance cost mass investment quality performance timing and customer expectations.
• Conduct performance technology and cost benchmarking to identify competitive opportunities and risks.
• Create family and variant maps current-application assessments and program rollout plans that maximize reuse and minimize complexity.
• Define best-fit subsystem and component solutions for vehicle segments architectures and program requirements.
• Develop sourcing strategies and support supplier development technical capability assessment and supplier qualification.
• Maintain global requirements including SSTS and CTS templates and ensure alignment across programs and regions.
• Create govern and continuously improve best practices inherent criteria specifications typical sections and technical standards.
• Provide wants and needs that guide future technology innovation and subsystem roadmaps.

Provide Technical Governance and Decision Leadership

• Serve as the global technical authority for HVAC module and cabin air filter decisions.
• Provide vehicle architects program DREs and release engineers with approved best-fit BOM strategies subsystems components specifications and technical criteria.
• Approve BOM selections peer reviews program Statements of Requirements and sourcing recommendations within the roles delegated authority.
• Ensure the availability accuracy and traceability of engineering math cost quality performance and other imperative data.
• Review complex technical proposals identify risks and tradeoffs and provide clear corrective actions and decision recommendations.
• Lead HVAC module integration across component-level technical areas and ensure that subsystem requirements are complete compatible and robust.
• Guide requirements definition design analysis development validation release and engineering change control.
• Serve as a key technical stakeholder in program gate reviews and communicate readiness risks and recovery plans to senior leadership.

Resolve Issues and Protect Program Execution

• Lead or support resolution of complex build plant field PRTS and launch issues.
• Approve engineering changes as required and ensure technical changes are properly evaluated documented and controlled.
• Direct root-cause analysis and corrective-action development for issues involving performance fit function quality reliability manufacturability or customer satisfaction.
• Provide timely escalation of risks that could affect program timing launch cost quality or customer experience.
• Partner with DREs release engineers assembly plants suppliers and quality organizations to drive issues to sustainable closure.

Drive Continuous Improvement and Technical Excellence

• Support DREs and release engineers with assembly plant and field issue resolution.
• Convert lessons learned into updated strategies specifications best practices inherent criteria and design guidance.
• Lead or support cost-reduction mass-reduction quality-improvement investment-reduction and complexity-reduction initiatives.
• Apply robust engineering Design for Six Sigma DRBFM DFMEA PFMEA GD&T CFD and other appropriate methods to improve technical decisions.
• Promote common processes reusable solutions and knowledge sharing across global programs and engineering organizations.
• Use approved engineering analytics automation and AI-enabled tools to improve requirements analysis benchmarking technical-document review issue-trend analysis knowledge capture and decision support while maintaining engineering judgment data integrity confidentiality and applicable GM controls.
  

Your Skills & Abilities

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least five years of experience in HVAC module design release and/or development.
• Knowledge of GM HVAC module test procedures validation methods and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to establish technical direction and make sound decisions independently in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex technical concepts and communicate clear recommendations to peers stakeholders senior leaders and executives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and build alignment across organizations.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of Vis Mock-Up and Teamcenter.
• Working knowledge of DRBFM DFMEA and PFMEA processes.
• DFSS Black Belt certification.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ten or more years of experience in HVAC module design release development and/or validation.
• Demonstrated engineering leadership experience including technical team leadership subsystem ownership supervision or mentoring.
• Demonstrated expertise in HVAC module design integration validation and technical governance.
• Design or development experience with a Tier 1 HVAC module supplier.
• Completed DFSS projects related to HVAC module performance reliability quality or customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to select components and subsystem solutions based on vehicle segment customer architecture and program needs.
• Demonstrated ability to predict or influence J.D. Power IQS outcomes through design and integration decisions.
• Working knowledge of GD&T and CFD analysis.
• Knowledge of GM program timing systems and VDP deliverables.
• Experience using engineering data analytics workflow automation Microsoft Copilot Power Automate ChatGPT or approved enterprise GPT tools to improve engineering productivity and decision quality.

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 <25% for this role. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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