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Charles Wildig

Critic · DISC type C
Vice President of Global Vehicle Hardware Engineering at General Motors
📍 United States

Charles is an award-winning automotive leader at General Motors with deep expertise in vehicle engineering, honed at companies like Lucid Motors and McLaren. He specializes in building elite technical teams to deliver luxury, cutting-edge vehicles. He holds an MEng from the University of Oxford and is a Chartered Engineer.

He is motivated by transformative ideas and how technology can benefit society, with a commitment to developing talented people. He has a personal connection to Germany, having spent many happy years there, making industry recognition from the country particularly meaningful to him.

Unique fact: He is a named inventor on multiple automotive patents, including one for a vehicle roll bar assembly.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Global Vehicle Hardware Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Charles shows up

Precise
Objective Thinker
ROI Driven

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Charles cares about

EV Hardware Innovation
Leads global vehicle hardware at GM and previously led all vehicle engineering for the Lucid Air. He frequently posts about GM's EV battery and range advancements.
Engineering Team Building
Expresses a commitment to building "happy and fearless teams of true experts, " having built and led elite global engineering departments at several major automotive companies.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Vice President of Global Vehicle Hardware Engineering
General Motors
6-2023 - 4-2025
VP of Vehicle Engineering
Lucid Motors
7-2021 - 6-2023
Director of New Platform Exploration
Arrival
9-2017 - 7-2021
Head of Design Execution
McLaren Automotive Ltd
1-2016 - 9-2017
Engineering Manager - Feasibility and Crash Safety
McLaren Automotive Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1991 - 1995
MEng (hons)
University of Oxford
1995 - 1997
CEng
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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