Engineering Group Manager - High Voltage Battery

General Motors LLC; Brighton Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the TRP Requirements and Controls Design team focused on diagnosing internal battery hardware failures that could cause thermal runaway. The role emphasizes safety, high-performance teamwork, and collaboration across GM functions to deliver robust control solutions in an agile environment.

The candidate should bring 7+ years in embedded control systems, data analytics, and related hardware, with strong leadership and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field specified.
• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in embedded control, data analytics, hardware, or safety-critical systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional communication skills.
• Understanding of software development and delivery processes with emphasis on requirements and controls design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the TRP Requirements and Controls team to deliver robust designs.
• Coach and develop engineers, including hiring and performance management.
• Foster career growth and technical skill development within the team.
• Promote self-organizing, agile teams delivering on-time, high-quality products.
• Drive agile practices, remove impediments and ensure product quality at release.
• Manage budgeting and resource planning for TRP activities.
• Support cross-functional initiatives and alignment on strategic plans.

Skills

Embedded control systems

Data analytics

Leadership

Agile development

Safety critical systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Job 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

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.

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