Engineering Group Manager

Energy Conversion Systems (ECS) at General Motors is a fast-paced team developing and executing propulsion technology. This role sits within the Energy Conversion Management Hardware organization, focusing on leading-edge propulsion management hardware—including exhaust emission, engine boosting, power electronics, and vehicle charging—that delivers industry-leading performance and customer value for current and future GM vehicles.

We are seeking a first-level people leader (Engineering Group Manager) to lead a team responsible for hardware design and release within ECS, helping advance GM’s Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion vision.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure excellence in all aspects of GM and supplier engineering, meeting functional, performance, safety, quality, reliability, durability, and serviceability targets.
• Collaborate with Advanced Engineering and Global Purchasing & Supply Chain to establish strategic direction and execution priorities.
• Ensure engineering execution deliverables occur on time with quality.
• Develop industry-leading hardware execution efficiency.
• Recruit, attract, and hire top talent while training, developing, coaching, and mentoring employees.
• Provide clear line of sight from organizational objectives to individual contributions; direct and prioritize work accordingly.
• Foster a positive, inclusive culture that encourages peak performance and engagement.
• Approximately 5% domestic and international travel.
• Recognize contributions and accomplishments, provide candid performance feedback, and address areas of concern promptly.
• Offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in all phases of product development from initiation to launch.
• Knowledge of engineering processes, tools, and vehicle/propulsion development processes.
• Working knowledge of Electric Vehicle propulsion.
• Experience leading projects and people (directly or indirectly), with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated organization and planning capability, with the ability to quickly identify and remove roadblocks.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills and proven capability to balance technical and business needs.
• Strong collaboration skills and enterprise business acumen.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and support timely decision-making.
• DFSS Black Belt certification.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with traction inverters, PCB, and/or high-voltage semiconductors.
• Experience with drive unit design and execution.
• Master’s in Engineering Management or Business Administration.
• DRE (Design Release Engineer) experience.
• Software, calibration, and/or diagnostic experience.
• Quality/warranty improvement experience.
• Experience improving engineering processes for faster production execution and First Time Quality (FTQ) of new designs.
• Prior people leadership experience.

Schedule

This role is categorized as hybrid, requiring the selected candidate to report to a specific location at least 3 times per week (or as dictated by their manager). Travel may be up to 25%.

Benefits

From day one, GM supports your well-being—at work and at home—so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn more about GM’s Total Rewards resources, including relocation benefits for eligible positions.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Candidates requiring GM immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1) now or in the future should not apply. This position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).