General Motors-posted 8 months ago
Full-time • Manager
Milford, MI
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Our Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team within GM's Software and Services organization is responsible for developing, deploying, and releasing control software and calibrations that truly control the whole vehicle. Be it internal combustion engines, hybridized drive units & transmissions, high voltage batteries, or chassis & thermal management, the exciting challenge of inventing new methods to control the world's best mechatronic systems is never ending. We currently have several opportunities in Chassis Controls organization within VMEC to be an Engineering Group Manager leading a team of engineers responsible to execute a specific area of embedded development including control software design, development and deployment, or system calibration, system test and validation. These teams work cross functionally with product, systems, and program teams to ensure all pieces come together to successfully release quality products on time to support our revenue generating truck portfolio and paving the way for our all-electric future. In this people leader role, as well as having responsibilities for specific areas of technology, you will help develop and lead strategic action plans to support business goals for our inclusive future as we reinvent ourselves from auto manufacturer to a tech company! The heart of this position is to embrace agile practices that will enable you to grow your team's capability for the future with a focus on speed, quality and safety. You will be using the agile concepts to empower your team to innovate and grow technology. Your technical leadership will be at the strategic direction level with responsibilities for execution. You will help develop and lead strategic action plans to support business goals for our inclusive future with industry-leading chassis controls performance that elevate our customer's driving experience.

  • Enable self-organizing, self-managing teams to deliver product on-time with quality executions in an agile environment.
  • Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.
  • Implement and support agile principles and practices, identifying and eliminating impediments, and facilitating flow.
  • Mentor, coach, and develop employees and their careers.
  • Establish and monitor budget for responsible activities.
  • Execute resource planning for required activities.
  • Model and foster GM's Core Values and Winning Behaviors.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or a related technical degree.
  • Minimum of 7 years of professional engineering/technical experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience related to embedded control system, calibration, related hardware, and/or safety critical system development.
  • Demonstrated technical background in chassis controls and/or vehicle dynamics.
  • Demonstrated results in successful project execution.
  • Excellent multi-functional communication and leadership skills - able to get multiple teams moving in the same direction.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity while driving timely decision making.
  • Possess a valid driver's license and the ability to operate test vehicles.
  • Master of Science in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration.
  • Master of Science in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Aerospace, Systems or Software Engineering with emphasis in Controls or Robotics.
  • Experience in chassis controls development.
  • Leadership experience developing or utilizing industry standards.
  • Leadership experience in safety compliance of embedded systems.
  • Leadership of teams of engineers responsible for developing or testing embedded control systems or related hardware in an agile environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to achieve results through effective teamwork, lead numerous projects with different focal areas to successful completion, and manage and measure work through metrics, data, and results.
  • Experience managing a global team that is geographically dispersed.
  • Working knowledge of embedded controls development tool set - (e.g. IBM Rational Tool Suite, Jira/Jama, Git ecosystem, MATLAB-Simulink, ETAS).
  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents.
  • Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
  • Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement.
  • Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values.
  • Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing.
  • Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
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