2026 Co-Op - Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Job Description

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.) 

To help facilitate administration of relocation benefits if you are selected, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.  

Work Arrangement:   

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to an assigned facility on a full-time basis.    

Each successful candidate will be offered an onsite role at a specific location. Candidate location preferences are considered but cannot be guaranteed. 

What You’ll Do: 

Looking for a position that demonstrates your high level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult? Our culture here at GM cultivates innovative thinking where we like to see things not as they are but as they could be. We also look to put quality and safety at the forefront of everything we do.  

As a Quality Engineer Co-Op at GM, you would drive problem solving and resolutions based on data driven solutions to suppliers and internal customers. Your work would involve functioning as a technical liaison between production operations, engineering, suppliers, and supplier quality at a GM manufacturing plant.  

Responsibilities:  

• Interact with production and engineering on part measurement results to part print specifications to assure quality and reliability   

• Ensure effective containment and resolution to identified non-conforming product   

• Communicate emerging issues for responsible components daily to Quality Systems Manager   

• Coordinate repair, rework, and containment activities for identified spills   

• Validate supplier scrap   

• Work with Supplier Practical Problem Solving (SPPS) process on supplier related issues   

• Support the PTR Process by running PTR's and evaluating impact on the product / function   

• Support launch activities of new products   

• Support the implementation and effective adherence to all elements within GMS   

Job Location 

We have opportunities available in the locations below for this role. Please indicate in your application which of these locations you are interested in. 

• Tonawanda, NY

• Bay City, MI

• Rochester, NY

Specific physical requirements of the position include the ability to: 

• Walk and stand for prolonged periods of time. 

• Read standardized work instructions, operate machines and tools, and perform quality inspections. 

• Promptly detect and respond to safety instructions, alarms, and signals.