Senior Vehicle Performance Lead – Defense Systems

General Motors Company; Milford Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GM Defense is seeking a Lead Development Engineer to serve as the single voice for vehicle performance, owning integration solutions to meet requirements across AVD and hardware phases. The role involves guiding program direction, independent decision-making, and strong emphasis on project planning to ensure on-time milestones.

The LDE will work across Systems, Controls, Propulsion, Software teams and suppliers, interfacing with government customers and defense partners to deliver balanced,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related.
• Minimum 8 years total engineering experience
• Minimum 3 years in Vehicle Development experience in Ride & Handling, Noise and Vibration, Energy/Drive Quality, Chassis Controls, Vehicle controls and/or calibration
• In-depth knowledge of hardware, software, and calibration interfaces
• Ability to be The Leader responsible for vehicle performance and work cooperatively with the Systems Teams, Controls Teams, Propulsion Teams, Software Teams, other Integration Areas, and suppliers to deliver all requirements on time with quality and achieving balanced vehicles with winning performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills to motivate and inspire employees to exceptional levels of performance.
• Strong innovation and execution balance to create solutions while executing on the critical path.
• Broad knowledge of vehicle development process and understanding of key deliverables.
• DFSS Black belt
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis
• Travel as required
• Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).

Responsibilities

• Lead Vehicle Performance Integration Team.
• Lead VPIT (Vehicle Perf Integration Team) and Dev-Val Review with data driven decisions and relevant topics
• Guide vehicle performance balance across integration groups to assure winning vehicles and act as single point of performance integration for the program.
• Participate in GVBR planning for Mule, IVER and PPV vehicle builds
• Provide tuning direction and prioritization in areas of Energy, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Drivability and overall vehicle performance and ensure that integration is on time for production milestones.
• Manage and prioritize IVER vehicle shared property usage file to assure tuning releases and validation complete on time with excellence.
• Vehicle Technical Specs and the Development and Validation to requirements.
• Participate in change control process for all vehicle systems
• Manage Vehicle Development fleet usage and counts within annual budget allocation.
• Lead vehicle buy off rides with vehicle performance status and issue list
• Support Global Vehicle Chief Engineer through VAPIR & PET meetings and reviews.
• Adhere to all safety precautions and requirements, and treat safety as the top priority during all work activities
• Provide vehicle performance execution communication to leadership as required
• Support Vehicle Performance Manager in development of processes / tools, and expanding future capabilities for defense ground vehicle development.
• Work directly with government customers and defense industry technical partners on vehicle programs
• Coordinate and lead customer visits and evaluations onsite at MPG or Warren
• Support testing at customer facilities as needed (Army bases, Aberdeen, NATC, Yuma, etc.)

Skills

Vehicle development

Systems integration

Project planning

Leadership

Calibration interfaces

Interpersonal skills

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in engineering or business

Tools

Calibration interfaces

Job description

GM Defense is seeking a Lead Development Engineer to serve as the single voice for vehicle performance, owning integration solutions to meet requirements across AVD and hardware phases. The role involves guiding program direction, independent decision-making, and strong emphasis on project planning to ensure on-time milestones.

The LDE will work across Systems, Controls, Propulsion, Software teams and suppliers, interfacing with government customers and defense partners to deliver balanced,