RESS Battery Process Engineer
General Motors · Spring Hill, TN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at General Motors (automotive) in Spring Hill, TN. Problem-solve (analyze data, determine root causes, develop implementation plans) and resolve issues which are affecting assembly, quality or throughput.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, FMEA, Control plans, GD&T, PLC
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $83k–$109k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 21 process engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 20 other live process postings in Tennessee.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $83k–$109k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 43%
- ✓ Lean 38%
- ✓ New product launch 38%
- ✓ Automation 33%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%
- ✓ Tooling 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for GD&T, Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: General Motors in Spring Hill
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What You'll Do
- ◆Ensure that RESS manufacturing processes are maintained to run effectively for production by:
- ◆Support the day-to-day production needs on the production floor by maintaining solid relationships with the Production and Maintenance teams
- ◆Engineer, Design, Build, Implement and Maintain machinery, tools & equipment
- ◆Manage significant downtime events by providing technical guidance and support
- ◆Design work operations that meet safety, quality, and efficiency
requirements
with high integrity
- ✓Drive Continuous Improvement efforts in assigned area through the elimination of waste
- ✓Evaluate bottleneck areas and support throughput and productivity improvements in assigned area
- ✓Support change management projects by developing and participating in production trials
- ✓Reduce total cost by improving productivity metrics related to equipment uptime, cycle time and quality
- ✓Participate in lean manufacturing through implementation of GM’s Global Manufacturing System
- ✓Support implementation and training for standardized work development
- ✓Become a coach and teacher of lean manufacturing principles to the production floor team members
- ✓Drive problem solving efforts
- ✓Work collaboratively as one team with all levels of the organization
- ✓Work collaboratively with machine and tool builders on the design and implementation of new tools and equipment
- ✓Create and Maintain Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans and PFMEAs
- ✓Lead plant Equipment Install / Debug / Launch / Continuous Improvement activities
- ✓Contribute to lessons learned activities by providing feedback and information to the central process team for BOE/BOP updates
- ✓Direct the design, construction, integration, plant installation, successful launch and continuous improvement of equipment and tools required in plants to produce high-quality parts and propulsion products
- ✓Provide technical direction to, and oversight of outside vendor sources when vendors are on site
- ✓Develop and test of advanced process technology
- ✓Leverage GD&T skillsets to ensure manufacturing equipment, tooling, assembly processes, and quality verifications procedures meet design
requirements
- ✓Participate in Customer Quality, internal quality , Business Plan Deployment and Launch Wall meetings
- ✓Equipment Spare Part identification and stock request submission
- ✓Author Equipment Preventative Maintenance Plans and provide training for the Maintenance and Production teams to execute
- ✓Problem-solve (analyze data, determine root causes, develop implementation plans) and resolve issues which are affecting assembly, quality or throughput
- ✓Support implementation of new processes & equipment
- ✓Proactively identify & pursue opportunities to improve operations by reducing cost, reducing energy usage, improve quality, etc.
- ✓Support corporate and plant safety policies
- ✓Provides technical support for manufacturing operations
- ✓Provide guidance and/or implementation of Electrical and Leak Test equipment; including PLC, Bauer programming, Thysenkrump programming logic updates
- ✓Work both mechanically and electrically to solve tooling problems.
- ✓Coordinate input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs for both continuous improvement and product changes by being the hands on accountable personnel.
- ✓Evaluate bottleneck areas and support throughput and productivity improvements in assigned area
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- ✓Ability and willingness to regularly work any shift as well as periodic weekends and holidays
- ✓BS in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
- ✓3+ years of assembly or machining process development experience in Manufacturing or Manufacturing Engineering discipline with plant floor experience and a background in Continuous Improvement
- ✓Experience in troubleshooting equipment [Problem Solving / Debug]
- ✓Competency in GD&T
- ✓Understanding of Pneumatic, Mechanical, and Control drawings.
- ✓Understanding / Application of Part Locating / Mechanics / Machine Design
- ✓Understanding of Theory of Constraints
- ✓Experience with Time Cycle Diagrams and Man / Machine Charts
- ✓Technical knowledge & ability in process engineering disciplines and product development process
- ✓Ability to apply agile methodologies
- ✓Ability to use computer, interpret blueprints, engineering drawings and learn new systems
- ✓Experience in implementation of Lean Manufacturing concepts
- ✓Appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to work effectively with business partners to meet mutual goals required
- ✓Understanding of quality systems.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and complex projects with a high level of autonomy and accountability for results.
- ✓Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others.
Your Skills & Abilities (Preferred Qualifications)
- ✓3+ years of experience with Bauer Contols systems, including programming
- ✓3+ years of experience with Thyssenkrupp/Krause Automation test systems, including prog
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Job Description
Work Location
We are looking for Process Engineer to join our Spring Hill Battery Assembly manufacturing team with an emphasis on testing equipment. The successful candidate will work within the Battery Assembly Manufacturing Engineering (ME) organization in any or all of the Battery Assembly areas (Pack Main Line or Super Phase Module lines).
Job Description
The successful candidate will work directly with Production Leadership in designing, implementing and maintaining Lean Manufacturing systems. The main purpose of the Manufacturing Battery Assembly Engineer is to provide professional technical knowledge, results and behaviors in the environment of new RESS manufacturing systems to sustain or increase safety, quality, throughput and efficiency. The ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment is critical to succeed in this role.