Manager – Advanced Chassis in Markham Elevation Centre – Markham Elevation Centre, Canada

Job Description

Job Description:

The SDV-EP organization is responsible for developing, deploying, and releasing propulsion and chassis systems that make the vehicle “go, turn and stop”.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical People Leader to join our team to lead our Advanced Chassis Controls and SW space. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in modern and advanced Controls, as well as people leadership skills and strong communication.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading people, innovation, embedded controls, as well as a solid foundation in vehicle dynamics with the ability to lead through ambiguity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Enable self-organizing, self-managing teams to deliver product on-time with quality executions in an agile environment.

• Lead and manage a team of engineers who are highly proficient in advanced controls towards a common goal.

• Stay up to date on relevant standards in controls and help manage university partnerships.

• Define strategy at the group level and align with org and company vision, maximizing impact.

• Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.

• Establish strong relationship with stakeholders in controls domain.

• Help manage and lead innovation acting as one of the business owners.

• 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

Minimum Required Skills and Experiences:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering to include Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Mathematics.

• Minimum 10+ years of engineering experience related to embedded control system, calibration, related hardware, and/or safety critical system development

• Demonstrated results in successful project execution

• Excellent multi-functional communication and leadership skills – able to get multiple teams moving in the same direction

• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity while driving timely decision making

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Ph.D. and/or Master of Science in Engineering with a focus on controls or related field

• Embedded Chassis Controls and SW experience

• Leadership experience of teams of engineers responsible for developing or testing embedded control systems or related hardware.

• 5+ years of people leadership experience

• Demonstrated ability to:

• Achieve results through effective teamwork.

• Lead numerous projects with different focal areas to successful completion.

• Lead and measure work through metrics, data, and results.

Hybrid Work

This position operates on a hybrid work model, requiring the successful candidate to be onsite a minimum of three times per week.

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