Manager - Engine Calibration and Controls

General Motors; Milford Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks an Engineering Group Manager to lead an Engine Calibration and Controls team within the Engine and Transmission Controls Organization. The role focuses on people leadership, technical execution, and cross-functional delivery of engine calibration and controls content across emissions, fuel economy, drivability and production support.

The successful candidate will drive priorities, balance workload, develop technical capability, and ensure robust calibrations from development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• Significant progressive experience in engine controls (gas and/or diesel) or related technical field.
• Experience leading engineering teams or cross-functional workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of diesel engine controls and calibration.
• Experience delivering calibration content meeting emissions, OBD, fuel economy, drivability, performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading work from requirements through test, calibration, release, launch, and production support.
• Ability to prioritize competing work, balance resources, manage risks, and meet milestones.
• Strong written, verbal, technical, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction, priorities, staffing, workload balance, and execution expectations across the team.
• Own delivery of controls and calibration content for assigned engine programs.
• Drive execution across dyno, vehicle, virtual, prototype, validation, and production‑support activities.
• Ensure controls execution plans, requirements, test results, reviews, issue resolution, and release artifacts are complete and on schedule.
• Partner with software, systems engineering, hardware, design release, emissions compliance, validation, vehicle program, manufacturing, service, warranty, and supplier teams.
• Lead resolution of complex technical issues spanning multiple domains.
• Represent the team in technical reviews, program reviews, calibration readiness reviews, and launch forums.
• Establish standard work, methods, metrics, and data‑driven processes to improve calibration quality and reduce cycle time.
• Identify risks early, create mitigation plans, and ensure commitments are met.
• Build succession depth through mentoring, coaching, and delegation.
• Promote safety, quality, inclusion, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Support adoption of modern engineering methods, tools, automation, and AI to improve calibration effectiveness.

Skills

Engine controls

Team leadership

Diesel calibration

Calibration expertise

Requirements management

Prioritization

Communication

Influence across org

GM engine programs (preferred)

Emissions & regulatory knowledge

Dyno calibration

SIL/HIL

Model-based controls

Data analytics

Calibration automation

DFSS / FMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Controls/Automotive Engineering

Job description

The Role:

General Motors is seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead an Engine Calibration and Controls team within the Engine and Transmission Controls Organization. This role is responsible for leading people, technical execution, and cross‑functional delivery of engine calibration and controls content that supports emissions compliance, fuel economy, drivability, performance, diagnostics, quality, and program timing.

The successful candidate will combine strong calibration expertise with visible, inclusive people leadership. They will establish clear priorities, balance workload across programs, develop technical capability, and ensure the team delivers robust calibrations from early development through launch and production support.

What You’ll do:

• Set technical direction, priorities, staffing plans, workload balance, and execution expectations across the team.
• Own delivery of controls and calibration content for assigned engine programs.
• Drive execution across dyno, vehicle, virtual, prototype, validation, and production‑support activities.
• Ensure controls execution plans, requirements, test results, reviews, issue resolution, and release artifacts are complete, traceable, and delivered on schedule.
• Partner with software, systems engineering, hardware, design release, emissions compliance, validation, vehicle program, manufacturing, service, warranty, and supplier teams.
• Lead resolution of complex technical issues that may bridge multiple technical domains.
• Represent the team in technical reviews, program reviews, calibration readiness reviews, Technical Resource Board discussions, and launch decision forums.
• Establish and improve standard work, methods, metrics, and data‑driven processes that increase calibration quality and reduce development cycle time.
• Identify technical and execution risks early, create mitigation plans, and hold the organization accountable for commitments.
• Build succession depth through mentoring, coaching, career development, technical assignments, and effective delegation.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, inclusion, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Support the adoption of modern engineering methods, analytical tools, automation, and artificial intelligence where they improve calibration effectiveness and decision quality.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Significant progressive experience in engine controls (gas and/or diesel) or a closely related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams, technical teams, or major cross‑functional workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of diesel engine controls and calibration.
• Experience delivering calibration content that meets emissions, OBD, fuel economy, drivability, performance, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading work from requirements and development through test, calibration, release, launch, and production support.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing work, balance resources, manage risks, and deliver program milestones.
• Strong written, verbal, technical, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to build trust, influence across organizational boundaries, and make timely decisions using data and engineering judgment.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Experience with GM engine programs with controls and/or calibration.
• Experience with emissions certification, compliance testing, OBD, regulatory documentation, and production‑vehicle evaluation.
• Experience with dyno and vehicle calibration, SIL/HIL, model‑based controls, data analytics, and calibration automation.
• Familiarity with structured problem solving, Design for Six Sigma, FMEA, Technical Resource Boards, warranty analysis, and launch readiness processes.

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.