Senior Propulsion Performance Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is building advanced electrified propulsion systems to support Zero Emissions and Zero Crashes goals. The role focuses on leading cross-functional teams across vehicle, battery, and drive-unit domains to deliver high-performance propulsion solutions.

The position emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and delivering innovations that balance performance, cost, and vehicle requirements. Hybrid work arrangement and relocation benefits may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• 5+ years of product engineering experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical projects.
• DFSS Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Balance vehicle and propulsion hardware requirements.
• Coordinate with vehicle, battery, drive unit, and motor teams to align hardware with customer needs.
• Develop propulsion system to meet performance and cost targets with Cost Engineering and Planning.
• Ensure models and designs for electrification components are accurate and high-fidelity.
• Lead trade studies to optimize range, performance, drive quality, and cost.
• Engage SMTs, Vehicle teams, Planning, and Finance to drive project gates.
• Benchmark automotive tech to identify innovative EV solutions.
• Document IP ideas for invention board review and potential patents.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

DFSS Black Belt

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

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.

The Role:

Advanced Electrified Propulsion Engineering at General Motors is a rapidly developing automotive technology organization. We are creating cutting-edge propulsion and battery systems that provide industry leading performance for future electrified vehicles. Our team is critical to achieving GM's vision of Zero Emissions, Zero Crashes, and Zero Congestion.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Balance vehicle and propulsion system hardware requirements
• Ensure requirements and hardware technology align with customer expectations by collaborating with engineers from vehicle, battery, drive unit, and motor teams.
• Develop the propulsion system to meet key performance and cost targets by working collaboratively VDDV, Cost Engineering and Planning
• Ensure analytical models, initial component designs and controls of key electrification systems and components have been developed with high fidelity.
• Lead component or system trade studies to select optimized solutions to meet vehicle requirements of range, performance, drive quality, and cost.
• Engage with other SMT's, Vehicle teams, Planning, Finance, and Electrification leadership as necessary to lead the project team through successful completion of key ATW and BA gates.
• Continuously benchmark automotive and other industries to identify and implement innovative technologies for electric vehicles.
• Protect intellectual property (IP) by documenting your new ideas for invention board review and subsequent patent submissions.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in product engineering.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to take ambiguous problems and define a tangible approach to identify optimal solutions.
• Showcase a wide range of creativity and latitude on challenging assignments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, project management and negotiating skills.
• DFSS Black Belt

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree in engineering or relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience in electrification engineering.

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 may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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