Leads the Requirements and Controls Design team developing safety-critical requirements and controls to diagnose high-voltage battery failures and prevent thermal runaway. Responsibilities include hiring and developing engineers, guiding Agile delivery, improving product quality, resolving technical roadblocks, managing budgets and resources, supporting strategic initiatives, and collaborating with internal and external partners. Requires engineering experience in embedded controls, analytics, electrification, battery systems, or safety-critical development.
Description
About the Role
General Motors has driven success in the EV market through a strong focus on High Voltage Battery Safety. The Thermal Runaway Propagation Diagnostics, Prognostics and Analytics (TRP DP&A) organization is at the center of this effort with a mission to find and mitigate defects before they can result in catastrophic failures in our EVs. The team develops both onboard and offboard software solutions for this purpose, as well as responding to emergency calls through data and information support. All of this is aligned with our core company priority for keeping customers safe.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Requirements and Controls Design team that defines TRP Solution requirements and develops robust controls designs for diagnosing internal battery hardware failures that may lead to thermal runaway.
Job Responsibilities
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
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.)
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
About the Role
General Motors has driven success in the EV market through a strong focus on High Voltage Battery Safety. The Thermal Runaway Propagation Diagnostics, Prognostics and Analytics (TRP DP&A) organization is at the center of this effort with a mission to find and mitigate defects before they can result in catastrophic failures in our EVs. The team develops both onboard and offboard software solutions for this purpose, as well as responding to emergency calls through data and information support. All of this is aligned with our core company priority for keeping customers safe.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Requirements and Controls Design team that defines TRP Solution requirements and develops robust controls designs for diagnosing internal battery hardware failures that may lead to thermal runaway.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage a team of engineers for TRP Requirements and Controls fostering an inclusive, high-performance team culture grounded in GM's winning behaviors and values with keen focus on safety
- Lead, coach and develop the team, including hiring and performance management
- Foster career growth and technical skillset development of team members
- Empower self-organizing, self-managing teams to deliver products on time with quality executions in an agile environment
- Foster a culture of innovation and agility
- Enable the use of requirements and controls best practices to develop robust solutions and designs
- Find opportunities for the application of data to expand the impact for the organization
- Drive the use of agile principles and practices, identifying and eliminating impediments and enabling the team to be successful
- Remove roadblocks and lead timely resolution of product quality issues to ensure launch quality
- Implement process improvements for product quality enhancements
- Establish and monitor budget for responsible activities
- Execute resource planning for required activities
- Support cross functional Key Strategic Initiatives
- Support the vision and roadmap for the organization's future
- Build relationships internal to the team and with external partner organizations for alignment on tactical and strategic plans
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics
- Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience related to embedded control systems, data analytics, related hardware, and/or safety critical system development
- Demonstrated technical background in Electrification Systems, Battery High Voltage or Thermal Runaway Propagation
- Demonstrated results in successful project execution
- Excellent multi-functional communication and leadership skills - able to get multiple teams moving in the same direction and represent the organization in high level forums
- Working knowledge of the software development and delivery process, focus on requirements and controls design
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)
- Master of Science in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration
- Leadership experience of teams of engineers responsible for developing embedded control systems
- Working knowledge of HV RESS systems and their failure modes
- Leadership experience in safety compliance of embedded systems
- Experience in working in an Agile development framework
- Experience in systems engineer approach for product quality
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
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.)
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
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