Lab Group Manager

General Motors • Warren, MI

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

Who We Are
Energy and Propulsion Systems Research identifies, invents, develops, and implements propulsion and vehicle efficiency research and technology to deliver disruptive value to General Motors and our customers. Key areas of research include:

* Electric Drives & Power Electronics
* Hybrid and Electric Propulsion, Battery & Thermal Architectures and Systems
* Multi-disciplinary Optimization & Integration (Propulsion, Aero, Thermal, Electrical)
* Controls & Optimization, including latest AI/ML approaches
* Vehicle Health Management (i.e., Diagnostics and Prognostics)
* Virtual Design and High-fidelity Measurements

Who You Are
As the leader of the Energy & Propulsion Controls Group within the Energy & Propulsion Systems Research Lab, you will manage a team of researchers and oversee the planning and execution of research across key areas of energy and propulsion controls. The group also brings strong expertise in AI/ML, with ongoing development and application of these methods to propulsion control systems. Your immediate focus will be to lead innovation across several core technical domains, including:

* Electrification and propulsion system controls for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles
* Battery Management Systems (BMS)
* Optimal energy management systems

Research in the team emphasizes adaptive, connectivity‑enabled controls and digital twin–based development to improve vehicle efficiency, applying both data‑driven and classical control techniques at the component and system levels. In this role, you will drive the definition, development, and verification of advanced control technologies as an integral part of energy and propulsion innovations supporting a future of zero emissions, zero crashes, and zero congestion. You will also lead the group in publishing research results in peer‑reviewed journals and conferences, and build a strong external partnership network across suppliers, research institutes, startups, and advanced technology laboratories to leverage investments and amplify GM’s internal efforts.

Requirements

• Masters or multiple advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field plus 10+ years relevant work experience
• Track record of research or technology implementation
• Experience as technical leader & individual contributor
• Strong, charismatic, leader with excellent people skills
• Research and development project planning/management/budget responsibility
• Ability to execute multiple projects spanning different technical areas in parallel
• Demonstrated ability to break through barriers to execute plans
• Multidisciplinary engineering skill set

Nice To Haves

• PhD or multiple advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering plus 5+ years of people leadership/team leadership experience
• Experience in Propulsion Controls (ICEs, EVs)
• Experience as a people leader
• Strong business acumen
• Demonstrated performance in a position requiring both high creativity and engineering technical excellence
• Strong evidence of career performance excellence in positions of ever-increasing levels of responsibility, challenge, and leadership

Responsibilities

• Manage activities of researchers, including setting objectives, managing results, evaluating individual performance, coaching/mentoring, and career planning for a positive engagement
• Support and encourage corporate initiatives of diversity, employee enthusiasm and culture change (Workplace of Choice)
• Recruit talent and grow and diversify personal skills and proficiency base
• Engage the team to accomplish projects with high quality, high impact, and fast delivery
• Celebrate wins and seek recognition internally and externally for accomplishments of team members
• Lead corporate technology needs and chart overall strategy through active collaboration with stakeholders across the GM enterprise
• Provide technology leadership in hybrid and electrification propulsion controls and de velop strategic roadmaps in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Develop and execute R&D project portfolio that provides actionable options to address GM needs
• Optimize internal and external capability to execute the project portfolio including leveraged funding (including academia, government labs, supplier, and other external collaborations)
• Drive innovation and documentation of research developments through records of invention, internal reports, and external publications
• Develop a global network with key universities, government labs, and industrial labs to access the world’s best technology
• Lead cross-functional discussion, leadership reviews and communicate results and progress across the organization
• Grow and diversify personal skills and proficiency base
• Consistently demonstrate critical thinking and strong collaboration
• Be a champion for safety in the workplace

Benefits

• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior