Principal Systems Engineer - Enterprise Systems Engineering Transformation Architect

General Motors; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks a senior Systems Engineering leader to define and drive the future-state MBSE operating model and digital thread. You will shape a model-driven ecosystem, ensure end-to-end traceability, and guide adoption across programs with Agile and concurrent engineering influences.

You will coordinate across GEOS, IT, software, hardware, and safety teams to implement scalable, tool-agnostic methods and governance that enable rapid, reliable engineering outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering, computer science, IT, or related field.
• 8+ years relevant experience in systems engineering or MBSE.
• Deep MBSE practice across requirements, architecture, behavior, interfaces, analysis, and V&V.
• Enterprise architecture of complex engineering toolchains and data ecosystems.
• SysML and model management with SysML v1/v2 awareness.
• Deploying and managing modern MBSE ecosystems.
• Requirements management with bidirectional traceability and change analysis.
• Integration patterns, APIs, OSLC or equivalent standards, data flows.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise MBSE ecosystem architecture including data ownership and lifecycle responsibilities.
• Define the target operating model spanning people, process, data, tools, governance.
• Establish MBSE method, SysML profile, metamodel, and reusable libraries.
• Architect MBSE integration across requirements, architecture modeling, PLM/ALM, and safety.
• Define migration strategies for legacy toolchains while maintaining continuity.
• Lead cross-functional architecture decisions across multiple GM domains.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

Architecture & Data Ecosystems

V&V

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

SysML Tools

PLM/ALM Tools

OSLC/API Standards

Model Management

Job description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

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.

The Role

Define and lead the future-state Systems Engineering operating model, MBSE tool ecosystem, and digital thread that connect stakeholder needs, requirements, architecture, analysis, safety, hardware/software development, verification, validation, configuration, and lifecycle evidence.

The role converts GM's MBSE vision into an executable enterprise capability: a governed, model-driven ecosystem with authoritative data, reusable architecture patterns, automated traceability, adaptable to concurrent engineering process, and measurable adoption across programs. The role includes a focus on adapting industry-standard Systems Engineering approaches to incorporate Agile and concurrent engineering processes. GM's future-state direction calls for a model-driven digital ecosystem, common SE processes, predominantly model-based requirements, and end-to-end traceability.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Own the enterprise MBSE ecosystem architecture , including tool boundaries, authoritative sources, data ownership, interfaces, identity, configuration management, and lifecycle responsibilities.
• Define the target operating model spanning people, process, methods, data, tools, governance, and adoption .
• Establish the enterprise MBSE method, SysML profile, metamodel, ontology, viewpoints, modeling standards, and reusable libraries.
• Architect MBSE integration across Requirements Management, System Architecture modeling, PLM, ALM/DevOps, simulation, safety, cybersecurity, test, configuration, and reporting environments.
• Define/Tailor Systems Engineering process enabling a more concurrent and continuously integrated execution.
• Define the minimum viable digital thread and sequence expansion based on business value, technical readiness, and adoption capacity.
• Lead tool and technology evaluations using objective criteria such as interoperability, traceability, data portability, configuration control, scalability, security, vendor maturity, and total lifecycle cost.
• Protect GM from unnecessary lock-in by keeping the method, metamodel, ontology, and process definitions as tool-independent as practical.
• Establish the decision framework for existing-versus-modernized capabilities, including when to configure, integrate, migrate, retire, or replace.
• Lead cross-functional architecture decisions involving GEOS, IT, Systems Engineering, software, hardware, safety, PLM, test, suppliers, and program leadership.
• Define migration and coexistence strategies for legacy repositories and dual toolchains while maintaining operational continuity.
• Create model-based lifecycle gates, readiness criteria, evidence expectations, and governance mechanisms.
• Drive pilot-to-scale execution, ensuring that deployment follows proven engineering use cases rather than tool availability alone.
• Establish outcome-based KPIs for traceability coverage, change-impact cycle time, architecture reuse, adoption, late design changes, defect escape, and engineering efficiency.
• Shape supplier and partner roadmaps and represent GM's technical position in industry forums and strategic vendor engagements.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Technology, or other relevant degree
• 8+ years relevant experience
• Deep systems engineering and MBSE practice across requirements, architecture, behavior, interfaces, analysis, and V&V.
• Enterprise architecture of complex engineering toolchains and data ecosystems.
• SysML and model management, with practical understanding of SysML v1/v2 transition considerations.
• Deploying and managing modern MBSE ecosystems.
• Requirements management, bidirectional traceability, configuration/version management, and change-impact analysis.
• Integration patterns, APIs, OSLC or equivalent standards, event/data flows, and identity/access management.
• Product lifecycle management, software/ALM, simulation, safety, cybersecurity, and test-system integration.
• Engineering process design, governance, capability maturity, migration, rollout