Electrical Validation Engineer - GM Defense

Description

The Role

GM Defense delivers integrated vehicles and mobility solutions to defense, government, and security customers by leveraging the best of General Motors’ commercial technologies. We rapidly adapt proven architectures, components, and processes from GM’s global portfolio to meet demanding military and government requirements for performance, survivability, reliability, and total lifecycle cost. 

The Electrical Validation Engineer will lead and support the electrical system validation activities for GM Defense programs. This role is responsible for helping define test strategies, preparing and executing validation work, monitoring tests, troubleshooting issues, analyzing results, and communicating technical findings to cross-functional teams. 

This is a hybrid role with regular hands-on lab and test-site presence. The selected candidate will work closely with product engineering, design release, regulatory compliance, systems, and program teams to ensure the electrical components and systems are validated to program requirements and ready to support customer and business needs. 

What You’ll Do 

Plan, coordinate, and execute electrical validation activities for vehicle and subsystem programs 

Develop validation approaches for electrical systems, components, and related interfaces based on program requirements and statements of requirements 

Support test readiness, test setup, instrumentation, data collection, and test execution in lab and vehicle environments 

Monitor ongoing tests, investigate faults, troubleshoot test and equipment issues, and drive timely resolution 

Analyze test data and summarize results, issues, risks, and recommendations in clear technical reports and reviews 

Partner with design, systems, software, program, and compliance teams to align validation work with product requirements and timing 

Identify gaps in current electrical validation capability and help build stronger methods, processes, and technical depth within the team 

Support issue triage, root cause investigations, and corrective action development related to electrical system performance or validation concerns 

Contribute to validation planning for multiple concurrent programs, balancing priorities and supporting overall team execution 

Help ensure electrical validation work supports applicable safety, regulatory, and customer requirements 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field 

5+ years of Engineering experience 

Experience in battery, electrification, energy storage, or vehicle subsystem validation 

Electrical systems knowledge and troubleshooting Test planning and execution Data analysis and reporting  

Experience troubleshooting test setups, instrumentation, hardware, or equipment issues 

Experience analyzing technical data and presenting findings in a clear and actionable manner 

Familiarity with validation tools and instrumentation  

Problem-solving and root cause analysis Communication and teamwork 

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, program, and compliance organizations 

Strong written and verbal communication skills 

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment 

Ability to work regularly on-site to support test preparation, execution, and issue resolution 

Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee) 

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Experience with validation electrification components and troubleshooting 

Ability to define and execute strong validation plans: GM guidance for validation activities emphasizes having step-by-step validation instructions, defined use cases, and clear validation sign-off/key personnel identified. 

Experience with test management, data acquisition, and analysis tools used in validation environments 

Experience supporting military, defense, specialty vehicle, or low-volume vehicle programs 

Experience working with technical requirements, specifications, statements of requirements, or compliance-driven validation 

Experience leading or influencing validation strategy for new or evolving product applications 

#GMD 

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. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.

The 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)

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