Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls - Vehicle Dynamics Controls - Engineering Group Manager

Job Description

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham Elevation Centre (MEC) or Oshawa Elevation Centre (OEC) three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team within GM's Software and Services organization is responsible for developing, deploying, and releasing control software and calibrations that truly control the whole vehicle. Be it internal combustion engines, hybridized drive units & transmissions, high voltage batteries, or body, chassis & thermal management, the exciting challenge of inventing new methods to control the world's best mechatronic systems is never ending.

As the Engineering Group Manager for the VMEC PHEV Vehicle Dynamics team, you are responsible for leading a team of developers & engineers to design, develop, test and implement embedded software. You will work cross-functionally with product, systems, and program teams to ensure all pieces come together to successfully release quality products on time to support our revenue generating truck portfolio and pave the way for our all-electric future. This particular position will be supporting the Vehicle Dynamics controls unique to PHEV applications.

In this people leader role, as well as having responsibilities for the PHEV Vehicle Dynamics-specific area of technology, you will develop and lead strategic action plans to support business goals for our inclusive future as we reinvent ourselves from auto manufacturer to a tech company. The heart of this position is to embrace agile practices that will enable you to grow your team's capability for the future with a focus on speed, quality and safety. You will be using the agile concepts to empower your team to innovate and grow technology.

Your technical leadership will be at the strategic direction level with responsibilities for execution. You will help develop and lead strategic action plans to support business goals for our inclusive future with industry-leading chassis controls performance that elevate our customer's driving experience.

What You'll Do
 

• Enable self-organizing, self-managing teams to deliver product on-time with quality executions in an agile environment
• Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement
• Implement and support agile principles and practices, identifying and eliminating impediments, and facilitating flow
• Mentor, coach, and develop employees and their careers
• Establish and monitor budget for responsible activities
• Execute resource planning for required activities
• Model and foster GM's Core Values and Winning Behaviours

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Mathematics or related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of engineering experience related to embedded control system, calibration, related hardware, and/or safety critical system development.
• Demonstrated technical background in chassis controls and/or vehicle dynamics.
• Working knowledge of embedded controls development & related tool set - (e.g. MATLAB Simulink modeling, developing & debugging physics-based C code, Jira, GIT Ecosystem, etc).
• Demonstrated results in successful project execution.
• Excellent multi-functional communication and leadership skills - able to get multiple teams moving in the same direction.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity while driving timely decision making.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) 
 

• Master of Science in Engineering and/or Master of Business Administration.
• Master of Science in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Aerospace, Systems or Software Engineering with emphasis in Controls or Robotics.
• Leadership experience developing or utilizing industry standards.
• Leadership experience in safety compliance of embedded systems.
• Leadership of teams of engineers responsible for developing or testing embedded control systems or related hardware in an agile environment.
• Demonstrated ability to: achieve results through effective teamwork, lead numerous projects with different focal areas to successful completion, and manage and measure work through metrics, data, and results.

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.

Benefits Overview

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

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;
• Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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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.

Diversity Information

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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 Statement

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