Senior Optical Sensing & ADAS Program Lead

General Motors Africa & Middle East; Warren, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Africa & Middle East is seeking an ADAS Sensor Execution Lead to drive end-to-end planning and delivery across sensor engineering, program, and vehicle teams. You will translate strategy into executable plans, align partner teams, and ensure timely, quality sensor products for production and launches.

You will own integrated program plans, manage milestones, track risks, and lead cross-functional execution rhythms, while coaching engineers within the ADAS Sensor Design and Release

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering/technical experience and/or a proven record of ADAS sensor development and execution.
• Experience coordinating across multiple teams, senior executives, and frontline engineers.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain end-to-end program plans across Engineering, Product, and Vehicle teams.
• Define milestones, critical path, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Lead planning rhythms like kickoffs, reviews, and cross-functional forums.
• Track health, risks, blockers, and ensure on-time delivery of sensors.
• Facilitate hardware/software delivery with release readiness and calibration activities.
• Develop scalable processes, templates, and workflows for cross-functional programs.

Skills

ADAS sensor development

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering leadership

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jira Align Cloud

Job description

General Motors Africa & Middle East is seeking an ADAS Sensor Execution Lead to drive end-to-end planning and delivery across sensor engineering, program, and vehicle teams. You will translate strategy into executable plans, align partner teams, and ensure timely, quality sensor products for production and launches.

You will own integrated program plans, manage milestones, track risks, and lead cross-functional execution rhythms, while coaching engineers within the ADAS Sensor Design and Release