Battery Systems Engineering Manager

Job Description

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. The employee's role may require them to work at a GM facility approximately 1 to 3 days per week.

Are you interested in developing the latest in EV technology? Do you want to be at the front and center of GM's most rapidly expanding portfolio? Then the Battery Systems Engineering Manager role could be an excellent position for you. We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated, and highly technical manager to lead our battery systems development. This role is essential for GM's EV future. It is a people leader role. He or she will manage a group of 15 to 30 individuals in developing battery system requirements and battery architectures for our next gen. EV designs. The role is a hybrid role, with approximately 40% of the work in office and 60% of the work at home. Additionally, there may be some travel, both domestically and internationally (< 10% of the time).

Key Responsibilities:

• This is a people-leader role.
  
• Support automotive and non-automotive development teams by leading your team to document requirements for high-voltage propulsion battery systems.
  
• Lead a team to perform analysis to synthesize and allocate requirements by developing standard methods/processes and tools required for analytical work.
  
• Lead a team to execute standard methods/processes on-time and with quality through GM's available process-management toolchains (e.g. Stages, MS Project Plans, etc.).
  
• Lead engineers and workgroups to develop and balance battery requirements.
  
• Manage key strategic interfaces within propulsion and vehicle systems to enable component reuse and adherence to best practices.
  
• Lead a team to coordinate requirements development with other propulsion and vehicle systems.
  
• Motivate a team to design tests or analysis methods to efficiently identify opportunities for design improvements.
  
• Ensure your team works all engineering change requisitions (both for hardware and software) holistically and with a sense of urgency.
  
• Keep abreast of industry trends, technologies, and best practices, and set strategic direction for General Motor's battery system performance requirements (e.g., power, energy, etc.)
  
• Identify and document system vulnerabilities and create mitigation action plans. Track corrective actions.
  
• Develop support plans for battery validation signoff.

Additional Job Description

Required Skills:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or equivalent
  
• 10 years of demonstrated technical knowledge and ability in relevant engineering disciplines (e.g. Electrochemistry Based Energy Storage, DC and AC Power, Materials, Thermal, EMC, Control Theory)
  
• Experience with and/or knowledge of relevant technologies (e.g., Vehicle battery systems, high voltage hardware, electric traction motors, power electronics)
  
• Strong understanding of major automotive subsystems and the vehicle development lifecycle
  
• Strong understanding of preliminary hazard analyses, fault-tree analyses, and safety failure mode effects analyses for battery packs
  
• Experience or knowledge of relevant tools (e.g., Matlab, Simulink, Rhapsody, IBM Change Synergy, IBM Rational Team Concert, Siemens NX, Microsoft Office/Teams)
  
• Strong ability to efficiently interpret empirical data
  
• Demonstrate excellent level of analytical ability, communication, emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple and significantly complex projects and assignments with high level of autonomy and accountability for results
  
• Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
  
• Proven ability in project management skills and ability to teach others

Desired Skills:

• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or equivalent
  
• Master's in Business Administration
  
• DFSS Black Belt

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Why Join Us

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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

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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.

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