Senior Propulsion Performance Engineer

Employment Type

Full time

Job Description

This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of [Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Mountain View or Warren, ], you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

The Role

Advanced Electrified Propulsion Engineering at General Motors is a rapidly developing automotive technology organization. We're creating cutting-edge battery systems that provide industry leading performance for future Electric Vehicles. Our team is critical to achieving GM’s vision of Zero Emissions, Zero Crashes, and Zero Congestion.

In this role you will be responsible for developing new propulsion system architectures with a focus on hardware. You'll lead a cross functional team in the development of Electrified Propulsion System Architectures through the Advanced Technology Work (ATW) development phase in accordance with the Electrification Process of Engineering. After assessing your designs for technology capability, you will continue development in the Balanced Architecture phase until the program handed off to execution teams. We’re seeking an engineer who works collaboratively with others and is comfortable with ambiguity.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Balance vehicle and propulsion system requirements.
• Ensure requirements and hardware technology align with customer expectations by collaborating with engineers from vehicle, battery, drive unit, and motor teams.
• Develop the system to meet key performance and cost targets by working collaboratively VDDV, Cost Engineering and Planning
• Ensure analytical models, initial component designs and controls of key electrification systems and components have been developed with high fidelity
• Lead component or system trade studies to select optimized solutions to meet vehicle requirements of range, performance, drive quality and cost
• Engage with other SMT’s, Vehicle teams, planning, Finance, and Electrification leadership as necessary to lead the project team through successful completion of key ATW and BA gates
• Engage with GM R&D to provide input to and partner on advanced research projects.
• Collaborate with R&D, Technical Fellows, Vehicle Architects and BoM owners to develop advanced propulsion technologies, proof-of-concepts and technology roadmaps.
• Continuously benchmark automotive and other industries to identify and implement innovative technologies for electric vehicles.
• Protect intellectual property (IP) by documenting your new ideas for invention board review and subsequent patent submissions.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in product engineering
• Electrified propulsion experience
• Ability to lead complex technical projects with cross-functional teams
• Ability to take ambiguous problems and define a tangible approach to identify optimal solutions
• Showcase a wide range of creativity and latitude on challenging assignments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, project management and negotiating skills

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Systems Engineering experience
• Masters of Engineering or related
• 8+ years of experience in electrification engineering

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $94,800 - $151,400. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Bonus Potential

An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.