Manager, Systems Engineering - Diagnostic Sensors and Peripherals

at  General Motors

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years working in systems and or software development with an emphasis on high integrity systems.
• 3+ years leading software development teams, with a strong preference for experience leading automotive, infotainment, or closely related software teams.
• Strong understanding of systems and traceability principles and the importance of introducing quality at the beginning of the software life cycle
• Experience with testing of software at the appropriate level including low level unit testing and higher-level system validation.
• A proven track record leading teams that have successfully delivered high complexity, high integrity products on time and with high quality.
• Experience with employee mentorship, development, and coaching.
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile process (hands-on experience).
• Good interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with vehicle sensing systems, automated driving, and assistance systems.
• Experience and understanding of diagnostics.
• Experience with safety analysis and safety case closure and implementation. Especially ISO26262.
• Experience managing outsourced partners and automotive software suppliers.
• Prior experience with employee appraisal, performance remediation, hiring and other administrative functions.
• Master’s Degree in a related field – technical and/or management.

• Lead a team of systems and requirements engineers in planning, functional decomposition, requirements authoring, supplier management of the testing of software at the feature and function level down to specific software requirements.
• Collaborate with Software and QA EGMs to define and confirm the construction of diagnostic software assets like built-in test monitors, recovery strategies and service and appropriate testing and validation.
• Define and maintain existing systems and requirements processes and work with engineering and program managers to ensure alignment within the overall software development process.
• Coordinate with other program leaders and product owners to ensure that adequate resources are present in all scrum teams from the beginning to allow for timely development/coverage of requirements and corresponding test cases as part of our sprints.
• Collaborate with Diagnostic Program Execution teams to understand diagnostic performance, solve/root cause issues, and implement required improvements/changes.
• Eliminate any duplication of efforts through close coordination with other systems teams, the platform organization, and sensing hardware counterparts.
• Conduct regular staff meetings, one-on-one sessions with ongoing feedback, and manage team/employee performance.
• 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 Behaviors.