Engineering Group Manager - TCS/ESC Calibration

General Motors; Brighton Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks an Engineering Group Manager to lead the TCS and ESC Calibration organization. This role focuses on developing safe, robust calibrations across GM programs and translating control strategies into production-ready solutions.

The leader will guide staff, coordinate with multiple teams, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables. The position blends technical leadership, people leadership, and end-to-end execution, including HiL/CoSim validation, vehicle calibration, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field from an accredited program.
• Minimum 7 years of professional engineering/technical experience.
• Minimum 5 years in embedded control system calibration or related hardware/safety-critical development.
• Proven track record in chassis controls or vehicle dynamics.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction for TCS and ESC calibration across programs and platforms.
• Own calibration lifecycle from requirements through tests, release, and lessons learned.
• Ensure TCS/ESC behavior meets safety, program requirements, and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with controls design, software, systems, and vehicle integration teams.
• Develop and expand calibration standard work and use of simulation and data analytics.
• Recruit, coach, and develop technical leaders within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Calibration strategy

Embedded controls

Vehicle dynamics

Cross-functional leadership

Decision making under ambiguity

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

IBM Rational Tool Suite

Jira/Jama

Git ecosystem

MATLAB-Simulink

ETAS

Job description

Job Description

Our Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team 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.

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead the TCS and ESC Calibration organization. This leader will be accountable for building team capability and delivering safe, robust, and customer-focused Traction Control System and Electronic Stability Control calibrations across GM vehicle programs. As GM continues to deepen its in-house vehicle controls capability, this role will help translate GM-owned TCS and ESC control strategies into production-ready calibration solutions. The work spans the full product lifecycle, from technical intent and feature maturation through vehicle performance and release. The leader will also help ensure that TCS and ESC contribute effectively to GM’s evolving approach to holistic vehicle motion coordination and control, with emphasis on cohesive vehicle behavior and clear feature integration.

The role combines technical leadership, people leadership, and end-to-end execution. The successful candidate will guide calibration strategy from feature requirements and algorithm maturity through virtual development, HiL and CoSim validation, vehicle calibration, performance sign-off, data release, and production deployment. The TCS and ESC Calibration EGM will work closely with controls design, software, systems engineering, vehicle integration, performance, program, safety, supplier, and manufacturing teams to ensure that TCS and ESC features meet vehicle technical specifications, safety expectations, program timing, and customer performance objectives.

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What You’ll do

ad and develop the TCS and ESC Calibration organization, setting technical direction for GM-developed features across programs, platforms, variants, and operating conditions.

Own the calibration lifecycle from requirements and algorithm maturity through virtual development, HiL and CoSim testing, vehicle evaluation, reviews, release, and lessons learned.

Ensure TCS and ESC deliver predictable, progressive, and customer-appropriate behavior across traction-loss, split-mu, cornering, acceleration, and braking-interaction use cases.

Coordinate with adjacent control and vehicle systems, while contributing to GM’s broader vehicle motion coordination and control direction and retaining clear TCS and ESC ownership.

Establish calibration standard work and expand the use of simulation, automation, data analytics, and virtual methods to improve quality, speed, and repeatability.

Partner with GM controls, software, systems, vehicle integration, performance, program, safety, supplier, and GMTCK teams to resolve issues and incorporate calibration feedback into evolving in-house control strategies.

Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, quality, and program requirements, including milestone planning, resource planning, test-asset needs, technical reviews, and release readiness.

Recruit, coach, and develop technical leaders, foster a high-performing team culture, and represent TCS and ESC Calibration in cross-functional and leadership forums.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 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

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• 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)

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.

Immigration Sponsorship

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).

Work Arrangement

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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