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Subsystem Lead Engineer - Low Voltage Infrastructure

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General Motors

Subsystem Lead Engineer - Low Voltage Infrastructure

Warren, MI

Description

Workplace Status:

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be onsite full-time, but the general expectation is that the employee will be onsite a minimum of 3 days each week.

The Team:

The Low Voltage Infrastructure Team within the Embedded Platform Systems & Infrastructure organization is focused on the development of systems and controls centered around on-vehicle low voltage power generation, energy storage, power management, distribution, and consumption on ICE, EV and PHEV vehicle platforms. There is no better time to join this domain as we evolve to the next generation of low voltage power strategy, innovation, and capability in current product VIP and the next generation on SDV2.0.

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The Role:

As a Subsystem Lead Engineer, your technical expertise in the low voltage power management domain will be leveraged throughout the entire vehicle development life cycle, including requirements definition, design and implementation, integration, testing, and problem resolution. Your products will be at the core of all vehicles within the General Motors portfolio and are essential to keeping General Motors at the forefront of low voltage related technologies.

Your endeavors will significantly contribute to GM's vision of a world with ZERO Crashes, ZERO Emissions, and ZERO Congestion, emphasizing the transformative impact of Software Defined Vehicle architecture.

Core Values

  • Innovation: Embrace a culture of continuous learning and innovation


  • Collaboration: Foster synergistic collaboration across cross-functional teams


  • Customer-Centricity: Uphold the voice of the customer in all architectural decisions


  • Integrity: Maintain high ethical standards and transparency in engineering activities

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

  • Lead functional breakdown, requirements development, and failure analysis for low voltage power management related subsystems and ART solutions.
  • Create and maintain functional and non-functional requirements in the Sub-System Technical Specification (SSTS) and Behavioral Test Specifications (BTS), using Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) methodologies.
  • Direct subsystem design with uniform, holistic solutions across diverse vehicle architectures to reduce complexity. Coordinate with systems engineers and hardware teams to ensure alignment on interface and performance requirements.
  • Lead triad meetings for development of solution requirements and test cases to enable quality software creation.
  • Support the scrum team members in the decomposition and understanding of the solution or subsystem requirements as needed.
  • Collaborate with controls and software engineers to review software implementation, ensuring compliance with requirements.
  • Lead development of subsystem level FMEAs and collaborate on System and Component FMEAs.
  • Engage in root cause analysis for applicable subsystem related issues, translating solutions into new or revised requirements for low voltage power management.
  • Offer technical support for the power management related features to people internal and external to the Electric Power ART, help resolve PRTSs, share lessons learned/best practices, and capture IP/ROI's/etc.
  • Support Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) related planning and work acceptance meetings.

Embedded Software Development Expertise:

  • Possess a robust experience in embedded software development with the ability to draft software requirements ensuring software independence from hardware, while understanding the underlying hardware architecture
  • Utilize simulation environments and plant modeling for testing or requirements generation. Your expertise in embedded software development is complemented by a deep understanding of Battery Systems, empowering you to adeptly navigate through the complexities of hardware-software interactions.

Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years of automotive engineering experience related to embedded controls, requirements development, architecture development, and/or systems engineering
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including independent judgement and decision-making skills, where problems are very unusual and extremely difficult
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with a high level of autonomy and accountability for results
  • Physics-based understanding of voice-of-customer
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability of leading cross-functional teams, influencing without direct authority, and building relationships in difficult circumstances
  • Experience defining and troubleshooting interactions between hardware and embedded controls

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Master's degree in Engineering with a focus on Controls, Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Systems Engineering.
  • Design experience with automotive low voltage electric power related components, controls, subsystems, and/or architectures
  • Familiarity with high voltage systems within electric and hybrid electric vehicles
  • Experience developing requirements at the system or subsystem level

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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Client-provided location(s): Warren, MI, USA; Milford, MI 48381, USA
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202422863
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Woman founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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