Lead Engineer, Electric Power Subsystems

General Motors; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

GM vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Sub-System Lead Engineer (SSLE) for Electric Power Components to own requirements and the technical integration strategy for assigned subsystems, connecting customer needs to component-level implementation. You will drive traceable, verifiable specifications and collaborate across hardware, software, and validation teams.

You will work with Design Release, controls, diagnostics, validation, and suppliers to ensure designs meet subsystem intent and program milestones,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least five plus years of experience in automotive engineering, systems engineering, component development, electrical architecture, or a closely related technical field.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or managing requirements for automotive systems, subsystems, components, or interfaces.
• Knowledge of automotive communication and diagnostic technologies, such as CAN, LIN, GMLAN, serial data, U-services, RIDs, DIDs, or OBD.
• Experience with DFMEA, subsystem or solution FMEA, supplier DFMEA, DRBFM, design reviews, and validation
• Experience with low-voltage vehicle electrical systems, including 12V and/or 48V architectures, power distribution, battery systems, sensing, conversion, generation, or related interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical issues from problem definition through root cause, corrective action, validation, and closure.
• Experience working across hardware, software, controls, validation, manufacturing, service, and supplier organizations.
• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to engineers, suppliers, program teams, and leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound engineering judgment, manage competing priorities, and influence outcomes without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and maintenance of subsystem requirements for lead-acid batteries, intelligent battery sensors, DC/AC inverters, generators, and related Electric Power interfaces.
• Develop, review, and maintain Sub-System Technical Specifications and, where applicable, Behavioral Technical Specifications, interface requirements, diagnostic requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Decompose system and vehicle requirements into clear, complete, consistent, feasible, and verifiable subsystem requirements with full traceability.
• Maintain requirements and interface content in the approved requirements-management environment, including DOORS/DNG or successor tools, and ensure changes are controlled and communicated.
• Develop or contribute to Model-Based Systems Engineering artifacts, such as context, block definition, use-case, activity, and internal block diagrams, to clarify subsystem behavior and interfaces.
• Lead cross-functional requirement and behavior discussions, including triad reviews and Given/When/Then scenario development where applicable.
• Partner with Design Release Engineers and suppliers to ensure component designs, packaging, electrical interfaces, communication behavior, diagnostics, and performance meet subsystem intent.
• Collaborate with controls, software, diagnostics, calibration, and systems teams to review implementation, resolve integration gaps, and ensure hardware and software operate as an integrated solution.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Automotive systems

Systems engineering

CAN/LIN/OBD

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DOORS/DNG

Jira

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Sub-System Lead Engineer (SSLE) for Electric Power Components to own requirements and the technical integration strategy for assigned subsystems, connecting customer needs to component-level implementation. You will drive traceable, verifiable specifications and collaborate across hardware, software, and validation teams.

You will work with Design Release, controls, diagnostics, validation, and suppliers to ensure designs meet subsystem intent and program milestones,