Senior Controls Engineer, Scrum Manager

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

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer to guide SCRUM teams, align program strategy with system architecture, and ensure high-quality propulsion controls through robust testing and validation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across program management, engineering teams, and testers, with a hybrid work policy requiring in-office presence three days per week and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering or related field.
• 5 years of experience as a Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer or related role.
• Experience with propulsion system controls and embedded software development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Program Management and System Architects to refine vision and roadmaps.
• Own team backlog and translate strategy into User Stories for PI Planning.
• Define acceptance criteria to enable BDD and TDD and participate in team demonstrations.

Skills

Scrum leadership

Team coordination

Requirement clarification

Acceptance criteria definition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

DOORS

GIT

Job description

Job Description

DUTIES:

Collaborate with the Program Management team and System Architects to refine the program vision, own team’s roadmap, and maintain and prioritize team’s backlog. Perform as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scrum Team’s content. Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum managers when deliverables are dependent on other Teams for completion. Work closely with Scrum Team Leader to ascertain Team capacity and translate product feature strategy into User Stories, assisting with Story definition, estimation, and sequencing for Program Increment Planning events. Work day-to-day with the Scrum Teams clarifying requirements, constantly communicating, and gaining alignment around Feature or Product Strategy. Provide clearly defined acceptance criteria to enable Behavior Driven (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Provide guidance for System Demonstration Strategy during Story creation including unit, integration and system level test strategy. Verify Stories are testable and can be used to generate testing objectives. Ensure validation and testing of features occurs prior to End User Acceptance. Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enable the solution to address program priorities including Features and Enablers, thoroughly addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner. Accept each story and participate in Team Demonstrations and Retrospectives to validate quality, providing feedback to team and improving team processes. Validate that Stories meet their pre-determined acceptance criteria, have appropriate, persistent Acceptance tests, and otherwise comply with Definition of Done (DoD). Participate in the following Team and Program Events: Program Increment Planning, Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions, SM/ART Synchronizations. Provide guidance and coaching to Scrum Team members. Hybrid Work Policy - 3 Days In-Office, 2 Days Remote - Must be able to report local office.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study. Five (5) years of experience as a Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer, Hybrid Powertrain Calibration Engineer, or related occupation. Five (5) years of experience in the following: Algorithm development and calibration for propulsion system controls; Embedded controls and controls software development; MATLAB and Simulink, DOORS, GIT environments; and Embedded Controls Development and Delivery Process. Three (3) years of experience in the following: Plant modeling and analysis tools; Electrification Software and Diagnostics development; System modeling and simulation including Software, Hardware, and MIL/SIL/ HIL testing; Controls software development in C programming; and Vehicle propulsion, chassis control, battery high voltage, vehicle energy transfer, charging and automotive system.

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