Program Engineering Manager - Software & Electronics Platform

Job Description

Work Arrangment:

Hybrid:

This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center Warren MI or Milford Proving Grounds Milford MI three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

Our Mission:

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role:

The Software & Electronics Platform team is building the execution foundation for GMs software-defined electric vehicles. We are looking for a Program Engineering Manager (PEM) to lead define and organize the physical assets that make persistent HIL night regression Co-Sim CVF and related validation environments effective for SDV2 and future platform architectures.

This role is accountable for making complex work executable. You will establish the asset strategy portfolio standards ownership model configuration baseline capacity plan and lifecycle approach required to support platform and vehicle-program commitments. You will work directly with the platform PEMs and APEMs to connect bench and lab readiness to integrated execution plans milestone confidence issue resolution launch readiness and recovery actions.

You will also work directly for and with the Chief Engineer translating platform strategy into investment priorities physical infrastructure decisions cross-functional operating rhythms and an enterprise-ready model for onboarding future programs. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable shaping strategy with senior leaders solving complex technical and infrastructure problems driving disciplined execution across engineering organizations and turning a collection of benches and labs into a coherent persistent capability.

What Youll Do:

Define the persistent HIL and physical-validation strategy

• Establish the current-state and future-state strategy for persistent HIL benches night-regression environments Co-Sim CVF and related physical validation assets.
• Define and align asset purpose capability ownership location users capacity availability lifecycle upgrade path and retirement criteria with the physical asset build team and engineering leaders responsible for testing
• Build a prioritized physical-asset roadmap aligned to SDV2 vehicle-program timing build events launch needs and future program onboarding.
• Identify common-platform capabilities program-specific needs capacity gaps duplicated infrastructure and obsolescence risks.

Partner with the PEM to drive integrated execution

• Work directly with the PEMs to integrate asset readiness into the platform execution plan.
• Translate physical infrastructure needs into accountable owners dates dependencies decision points readiness criteria and recovery actions.
• Provide a single decision-ready view of bench and lab readiness open issues configuration risks capacity constraints and milestone confidence.
• Drive asset-related issues across organizational and technical boundaries from ambiguity to ownership decision implementation and verified closure.
• Represent asset readiness in PAPIR Dev/Val quality-readiness reviews launch reviews and other forums as appropriate.

Establish the SDV2 asset portfolio and onboarding model

• Define the persistent HIL and regression baseline for BT1 N1 T1 C1 and future programs.
• Align physical assets to platform features ECUs electrical and logical topology interfaces diagnostics calibration software releases test assets and vehicle-integration activities.
• Create a repeatable onboarding model so future programs can use common enterprise infrastructure and standards.
• Ensure asset readiness is visible through relevant GVDP software-quality vehicle-integration and launch milestones.

Govern configuration Bench BOM and release integrity

• Establish and maintain the Bench BOM for persistent HIL and regression environments.
• Coordinate tech packages (eBoM) part numbers required attributes I/O configurations software-channel data virtual models variant rules calibration content harnesses ECUs instrumentation and test-support hardware.
• Align deployed bench configurations to the version-controlled eBOM and Teamcenter release model.
• Ensure correct hardware software calibration and configuration versions are built into Co-Sim HIL CVF and regression environments.
• Coordinate DSI and VPI eBOM releases Co-Sim setup configuration/calibration generation and formal release to HIL and CVF benches.

Build a persistent regression capability

• Establish the physical and operational requirements for night-regression test chambers and persistent regression environments.
• Ensure environments can consume virtual models I/O configurations software information 3D math TBECs calibration data and related test assets.
• Define run cadence access and reservation rules maintenance windows failure response data capture and result ownership.
• Partner with software hardware validation and release teams to improve regression throughput coverage repeatability and confidence.

Organize physical infrastructure and lifecycle management

• Define requirements for bench hardware ECUs harnesses power supplies networks instrumentation simulators compute storage environmental controls safety provisions and lab space.
• Track asset health utilization availability downtime blocked work service response and cost.
• Make investment and tradeoff recommendations to the Chief Engineer.

Lead cross-functional operating rhythms

• Establish a recurring asset-readiness cadence with the PEM software release hardware systems engineering PMO quality manufacturing suppliers and lab owners.
• Create standard work for asset planning onboarding readiness assessment change control escalation bench release and execution-health reporting.
• Communicate a unified position on asset readiness risks decisions investment needs and recovery plans.
• Convert technical complexity into concise decision-ready information for senior reviews.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience in relevant areas.
• Bachelors degree in engineering computer science electrical engineering systems engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex hardware software systems validation laboratory or vehicle-program execution from strategy through delivery.
• Experience with HIL SIL Co-Sim vehicle integration night regression test automation validation infrastructure or comparable engineering environments.
• Experience defining or managing physical engineering assets laboratories test benches ECUs harnesses instrumentation networks compute or related infrastructure.
• Experience managing technical dependencies configuration baselines asset readiness milestone timing risks recovery plans escalations and executive-level decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across multiple organizations with shared accountability.
• Strong understanding of hardware/software integration and the relationship between physical assets software releases calibration test content and vehicle readiness.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to make complex technical and infrastructure topics clear and actionable.

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

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in relevant areas.
• Masters degree in engineering computer science electrical engineering systems engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting software-defined vehicles SDV2 centralized or high-performance compute vehicle networks OTA delivery diagnostics or vehicle-level integration.
• Experience establishing persistent HIL benches night-regression chambers Co-Sim environments CVF environments or enterprise validation infrastructure.
• Experience with Teamcenter Bench BOMs DSI/VPI release processes configuration management calibration test asset management or related digital-thread systems.
• Experience working across vehicle software vehicle electronics hardware systems engineering validation manufacturing quality suppliers and lab operations.
• Track record of improving execution systems lab utilization test throughput asset availability configuration integrity operating rhythms or organizational clarity.
• Experience building investment cases capacity plans lifecycle strategies spares strategies or obsolescence plans for engineering infrastructure.

How success will be measured:

• Persistent HIL regression Co-Sim and CVF assets have clear purpose owners capability definitions capacity availability targets and credible timing.
• Physical-asset readiness is integrated into the PEMs platform execution plan and the Chief Engineers strategy and investment decisions.
• Bench BOMs and deployed configurations match approved hardware software calibration eBOM and test baselines.
• Hardware and software releases reach the correct validation environments through controlled repeatable pathways.
• Asset gaps capacity constraints configuration risks and obsolescence risks are surfaced early with actionable recovery plans.
• Bench utilization availability regression throughput coverage repeatability and recovery performance improve over time.
• SDV2 and future programs onboard to a common physical-asset model without recreating disconnected infrastructure.
• Senior leaders and partner organizations receive a consistent fact-based view of physical validation readiness risk and investment confidence.

Why This Role Matters:

YOU will help turn GMs software-defined vehicle strategy into a persistent physical execution capability. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at the intersection of platform architecture software delivery electronics integration vehicle programs test infrastructure and launch readiness.

The person in this role will work directly with the Chief Engineer and PEM to create the physical foundation required to integrate validate regress and launch SDV2 and future vehicle platforms with greater speed repeatability and confidence. By organizing the right assets configurations ownership and operating rhythms you will help GM move from disconnected benches and one-off environments to a scalable enterprise capability.

Reports to: Chief Engineer Software & Electronics Platform
Primary partners: Program Engineering Manager Software & Electronics Platform
Leadership scope: Technical leader and physical-asset strategy owner for persistent HIL and validation infrastructure

Company Vehicle:
Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
Benefits:
GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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Required Experience:

Manager