General Motors (GM), founded in 1908 by William "Billy" Durant in Flint, Michigan, began with the Buick Motor Company and later acquired brands like Oldsmobile

Lead Design Engineer – GM Design System

Mechanical EngineerMechanical EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorCompany Site

Location

Texas

Posted

39 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree9 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Develop and maintain a scalable design system using vanilla HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Components. • Write semantic, accessible HTML aligned with WCAG and WAI-ARIA best practices. • Architect modular, maintainable CSS for large-scale applications. • Build flexible, reusable components with a focus on performance, accessibility, and self-documentation. • Ensure cross-browser and cross-device consistency for all UI components. • Translate Figma designs into production-ready code, collaborating closely with designers. • Contribute to design system documentation for easy adoption across teams. • Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and governance models for long-term scalability. • Incorporate progressive enhancement and ensure graceful degradation when JavaScript is unavailable. • Partner with engineering teams to integrate components into CI/CD pipelines and ensure robust testing (unit, visual regression, accessibility). • Mentor developers on front-end architecture and design system best practices.

Job Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a technical or design related field, or work experience commensurate with education.
9+ Years of experience working as a professional Design Engineer or Design Technologist.
3+ years of direct people management experience.
Proven expertise in vanilla HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Components (not reliant on frameworks).
Strong understanding of front-end architecture and strategies for scaling CSS in enterprise environments.
Deep knowledge of semantic HTML, WCAG, and ARIA accessibility standards.
Experience with progressive enhancement and performance optimization.
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and self-documenting code.
Proven experience building or contributing to large-scale design systems or UI libraries.