Senior Controls Engineer, Scrum Manager

General Motors Corporation; Milford Charter Township, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

General Motors Corporation in Milford, Michigan seeks a Senior Controls Engineer acting as Scrum Manager to refine the program vision, own the team roadmap, and prioritize backlogs. Hybrid work arrangement required with in-office and remote days.

The role demands expertise in propulsion system controls, embedded software, and model-based development, plus strong leadership to guide a Scrum team through PI planning and validation activities.

Qualifications

• Five+ years as Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer or related role.
• Strong algorithm development and propulsion system controls experience.
• Embedded controls and controls software development expertise.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink, DOORS and GIT environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Program Management and System Architects to refine vision and backlog.
• Translate product strategy into user stories and plan program increments.
• Coordinate with other Scrum managers to manage cross-team dependencies.
• Define acceptance criteria and enable BDD and TDD testing strategies.
• Lead team demonstrations and retrospectives to ensure high quality and DoD compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Scrum/Agile

System thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automotive/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

DOORS

GIT

Job description

## Senior Controls Engineer, Scrum ManagerApply: Hybrid: Milford, Michigan, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: JR-202621799**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.