Staff Lead - Interior Cockpit

Description

Staff Lead Engineer – Interior Cockpit (Technical Leader & Execution Accelerator)

Join a team shaping the future of automotive interiors.

We’re hiring a Staff Lead Engineer, Interior Cockpit — a high-impact technical leader who brings bold thinking, deep engineering expertise, and a relentless commitment to execution excellence. This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in fast-paced, high-visibility environments and want to influence how next-generation vehicle interiors are designed, engineered, and launched.

As a senior technical expert, you will guide teams across Instrument Panels, Floor Consoles, Decorative Trim, and Interior Lighting. You will shape design direction, elevate execution discipline, and help deliver world-class interior quality and customer experiences.

This is a force-multiplier role for someone who elevates teams, solves difficult problems, and drives meaningful change across programs and platforms.

What You’ll Do

Technical Leadership & Execution Excellence

Lead the design, development, and launch of interior cockpit systems

Mentor engineers to strengthen technical rigor and execution capability

Ensure delivery on time, on cost, and on quality

Innovation, Strategy & Continuous Improvement

Improve materials, processes, and system architecture to enhance quality, manufacturability, cost, and speed

Drive best-practice adoption, read-across, and closed-loop learning

Partner cross-functionally to shape the interior cockpit roadmap

Problem Solving & Cross-Functional Influence

Lead resolution of complex, high-visibility technical challenges

Support urgent or off-hours issue resolution when required

Influence teams without direct authority

Program Leadership & Collaboration

Manage multiple programs and priorities

Work with internal teams, suppliers, and global partners

Travel for builds, supplier engagement, and program support

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

5+ years of experience in interior systems (IP, Floor Consoles, Decorative Trim, or Interior Lighting)

Expertise in injection-molded trim, foam-in-place, thermoformed skins, and cut-and-sew wrapped substrates

Strong knowledge of regulatory, performance, and validation requirements

Proven success launching interior subsystems through SOP

DFSS Black Belt

Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills

Ability to lead independently while owning outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Engineering

Design release or manufacturing engineering experience

DFSS Master Black Belt

Why This Role Matters

Help define the next generation of vehicle interiors

Work in a culture that values innovation, speed, and engineering excellence

Drive better quality, faster execution, and stronger customer experiences

Join a team known for raising the bar across the industry

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.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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