Engineering Specialist (Automotive Manufacturing)

Location: Warren, Michigan; onsite five days per week. Requires 25–50% local travel, primarily to supplier locations within a 25-mile radius.

Company

hirify.global develops vehicles and mobility technologies spanning hardware, battery systems, software, safety, and entertainment.

What you will do

• Track supplier actions, commitments, risks, and issue resolution to support timely execution.
• Audit supplier performance, deliverables, pricing submissions, commercial inputs, and execution plans.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, scorecards, and tracking tools using supplier performance data.
• Prepare supplier reviews and governance forums, document actions, monitor commitments, and escalate critical issues.
• Analyze tooling, production readiness plans, and supplier execution strategies to recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, Plant teams, suppliers, and leadership to improve execution discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field, or significant equivalent experience.
• Experience working with suppliers in manufacturing, tooling, launch, purchasing, supplier quality, or production environments.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and advanced Power BI experience for data analysis, dashboards, visualization, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of General Assembly manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and execution activities, including five years of General Assembly tooling and equipment experience or equivalent Body Shop, automation, or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Basic understanding of controls, robotics, automation systems, and plant-floor equipment; working knowledge of SAP; familiarity with Teamcenter and NX.
• Must work onsite five days per week, travel regularly, and be legally able to operate a motor vehicle.

Nice to have

• Experience auditing supplier processes, performance metrics, commercial submissions, or execution plans.
• Experience with pricing reviews, quote analysis, cost modeling, supplier negotiations, or supplier performance improvement.
• Experience improving standardized work, governance processes, reporting tools, or process documentation.
• Experience supporting General Assembly, Body Shop, tooling, launch, manufacturing engineering, or automation operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focused on safer, smarter, and more connected mobility.
• Benefits and total rewards support well-being at work and at home.
• Commitment to inclusion, belonging, and equal employment opportunity.
• Company vehicle provided after successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report review.
• No relocation benefits are provided; relocation costs are the candidate’s responsibility.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening.
• Immigration-related sponsorship is not provided, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, and J-1 support.