Vehicle Performance Engineer - Mass

Position Overview

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility by creating vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. Our innovative approach turns today's impossible into tomorrow's standard through breakthrough hardware, battery systems, intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid role (3-days/week in the office) based in Warren, MI, with occasional travel to PPO, GAWR, Milford, and assembly plants as needed.

As a Mass Integration Engineer, you will play a foundational role in the Vehicle Mass Integration team – responsible for understanding, modeling, and validating vehicle-level mass targets including Certification Mass, GVWR, GAWR, and Center of Gravity. Your work supports cross-functional teams in executing corporate fuel economy and greenhouse gas strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage vehicle-level mass properties on assigned programs, ensuring targets are achieved with quality and on time.
• Analyze Vehicle and System Management Team (SMT) mass status for current, new, and major programs.
• Develop and maintain models and option masses to predict all vehicle configurations for regulatory labels.
• Validate vehicle mass predictions through pre-production and production audits.
• Generate and implement technical mass reduction strategies while managing model and option masses to achieve compliance.
• Provide technical support and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Vehicle Program Teams, Manufacturing Engineering, Order Fulfilment, and Quality among others.
• Lead Mass PIT (Program Integration Team) meetings and integration reviews to drive mass reduction initiatives.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the evolution of mass-related tools, systems, and processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of professional engineering experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex and unusual problems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven experience working with and analyzing large datasets.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Vis Mockup, and other engineering software.
• Eagerness to learn and work with complex computer systems and engineering processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• A passion for lightweighting through competitive benchmarking and the identification of new technologies.
• Experience with engineering software, MS Excel, Vis Mockup, and mainframe systems.
• Familiarity with PPC (Product Program Content) and VDS (Vehicle Description Summary).
• Visual Basic programming skills are a plus.