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Engineering Group Manager – VMEC Chassis Controls

General Motors

Markham

Hybrid

CAD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead a team within the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls department. This position involves strategic planning, team management, and promoting agile practices to ensure high-quality product releases for trucks and electric vehicles. The successful candidate will have a strong engineering background, proven leadership abilities, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

  • Experience in embedded systems and control software design.
  • Leadership experience in agile environments.
  • Strong budgeting and resource management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams responsible for embedded development and system validation.
  • Foster an innovative culture by mentoring employees.
  • Manage projects and resources to meet strategic goals.

Skills

Agile Principles
Team Leadership
Strategic Planning
Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham three times per week, at minimum.

The Role:

Our Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team within GM’s Software and Services organization develops, deploys, and releases control software and calibrations for vehicle systems, including internal combustion engines, hybridized drive units & transmissions, high voltage batteries, and chassis & thermal management. The role involves inventing new control methods for mechatronic systems.

We have opportunities in the Chassis Controls organization within VMEC for an Engineering Group Manager. This role leads a team responsible for embedded development, control software design, deployment, system calibration, testing, and validation. The team collaborates across functions to ensure quality product releases for our truck portfolio and future electric vehicles.

This leadership position involves developing and executing strategic plans aligned with business goals, fostering an inclusive and innovative culture, and embracing agile practices to enhance team capabilities. You will provide strategic technical leadership and oversee execution, focusing on industry-leading chassis control performance to improve customer experience.

Responsibilities include staffing initiatives, conducting team meetings, communicating policies and strategies, and supporting GM’s core values and safety standards.

What You’ll do:

  • Enable self-organizing, self-managing teams to deliver quality products on time in an agile environment.
  • Remove impediments and promote high-performing team dynamics and continuous improvement.
  • Implement and support agile principles, facilitating flow and eliminating obstacles.
  • Mentor and develop employees’ careers.
  • Manage budgets and resource planning.
  • Model and promote GM’s core values and winning behaviors.
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