Engineering Group Manager-Virtual HIL/SOLE

Job Description

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. The employee's role enables them to work at a GM facility or off-site as frequently as needed or desired.

• This position requires an employee to be onsite 1-3 times per week

The Role

The Virtual Hardware-in-the-Loop (V-HIL) team is a highly technical, highly knowledgeable, passionate, strategic, and visionary group working on an organizational transformation. We are seeking cutting-edge solutions to the question: how do we develop and validate our embedded control system without any hardware? The VHIL team is developing a 100% virtual HIL platform to do just that. This means that you can potentially put a fingerprint on the vehicles that drive down the road! This space is ripe with technical leadership opportunities for advanced technology development, as well as the ability to provide mentorship for new employees. You can flex your teamwork muscles as you will be tasked with working with several other areas of engineering, IT, and the business.

The development of virtual electronic control units (VECU) and their integration into virtual component, subsystem and system benches is vital aspect of virtual embedded control system development. A new Engineering Group Manager (EGM) will lead a team of engineers to develop VECUs and/or develop virtual component benches. The EGM will ensure their team has the capability and resources needed. They will provide thought leadership, foster innovation, facilitate communication, and inspire passion into the organization.

The successful candidate will embody GM Behaviors and Competencies; actively champion change to support GM's vision; demonstrate high business acumen; strategically focus on addressing systemic issues; possess high learning agility; ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity, tendency to push the envelope and not accept status quo.

Responsibilities

• Continue fostering of virtual development vision and execution roadmap. Coordinate execution of development across the organization in accordance with roadmap.
  
• Build relationships, work closely with functional peers across GFL and lead GECSE partnerships with indirect and indirect purchasing as well as legal staff to align internal teams towards common VHIL objectives.
  
• Build and continue supply base relationships with industry stakeholders (Tier 1 ECU, Silicon and Tooling vendors) to ensure alignment towards common VHIL objectives.
  
• Facilitate integration of VHIL as part of GMs standard work for developing software across GECSE.
  
• Lead growing team through the continued formal organization of roles and responsibilities, as well as establishment of standard work and tasks.
  
• Ensure a formal quality deliver process of VECUs and virtual component benches
  
• Establish persistent advanced development to ensure the team is working to leading edge requirements.
  
• Establish clear plans for execution per program milestones and anticipate/mitigate risk.
  
• Monitor & Track Progress and proactively communicate status and issues.
  
• Cultivates a collaborative environment irrespective of structural and organizational barriers.
  
• Create and foster an inclusive culture where out-of-box thinking is encouraged.
  
• Continuously evaluate, develop, retain and attract talent.

Additional Job Description

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics
  
• 5 years of engineering experience with at least 2 years' experience related to embedded software and/or controller hardware
  
• Exceptional collaboration and teamwork; demonstrated ability for working across functional and organizational boundaries
  
• Exceptional demonstrated experience leading large-scale projects
  
• Demonstrated capability to partner with purchasing to establish and execute commercial strategies
  
• Demonstrated dynamic leadership
  
• Expertise in dealing with ambiguity, developing direct reports, innovation management, strategic agility, and managing vision and purpose

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science
  
• Master of Business Administration
  
• 8 years of engineering experience
  
• Management experience of teams of engineers responsible for designing and commercializing hardware or software
  
• Prior experience negotiating contracts
  
• Strong problem-solving skills - the ability to analyze and diagnose systemic issues
  
• Experience managing a global team that is geographically dispersed
  
• A strong focus on program management, metrics, data, and results
  
• Experience in intellectual property generation

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

The policy of General Motors is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, General Motors is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us atCareers.Accommodations@GM.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.