High Voltage Battery Safety Engineering Lead

General Motors Corporation; Milford Charter Township, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager for High Voltage Battery to lead TRP Requirements and Controls. You will direct a team focused on diagnosing internal battery hardware failures and preventing thermal runaway, while aligning with GM's safety-centric practices and agile delivery.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering, deep knowledge of electrification/high voltage systems, and strong cross-functional leadership to drive robust solutions and timely product launches.

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

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
• 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
• 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

Skills

Engineering leadership

Embedded control systems

Data analytics

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (broad fields)

Job description

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager for High Voltage Battery to lead TRP Requirements and Controls. You will direct a team focused on diagnosing internal battery hardware failures and preventing thermal runaway, while aligning with GM's safety-centric practices and agile delivery.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering, deep knowledge of electrification/high voltage systems, and strong cross-functional leadership to drive robust solutions and timely product launches.