Senior Mechanical Packaging Engineer – Head-Up Display (HUD)

About the role

The HUD Mechanical & Packaging Senior Engineer at General Motors is responsible for the end-to-end build to print design of mechanical architecture and packaging execution. This role focuses on translating optical/system requirements into compact, manufacturable build to print designs, leading packaging studies and trade-offs, integrating components, and ensuring alignment with GM’s in-house HUD strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own build to print mechanical architecture and packaging across requirements, design, validation, and launch
• Translate optical/system requirements into compact, manufacturable build to print designs
• Lead packaging studies and trade-offs for volume, cost, and performance
• Integrate PGU, mirrors, lenses, and electronics into build to print assemblies
• Perform mechanical design and surrounding packaging tolerance stack-up analysis to ensure alignment
• Design build to print Head Up Display modules ensuring strategy alignment to vibration, thermal, and environmental robustness criteria
• Collaborate with Creative Design and Vehicle Integration teams to enable vehicle themes as well as best practices and HUD requirements
• Align packaging with IP, HVAC, wiring, windshield, and vehicle interfaces
• Apply GD&T and DFx for manufacturability and cost
• Drive early packaging design feasibility and risk identification
• Lead supplier mechanical design and integration reviews
• Support builds, validation, and root cause analysis of mechanical build to print design
• Provide data-driven updates to leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years experience in mechanical design/packaging
• Strong CAD experience
• Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up
• Cross-functional collaboration experience
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• HUD or display packaging experience
• Opto-mechanical integration experience
• Thermal/vibration design knowledge
• GM processes familiarity
• Advanced degree
• Six Sigma / DFSS

Benefits

General Motors offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts, and more.