Controller System Integration Product Owner

ing technical leadership position (no direct reports) in the development, integration and launch of embedded controller products specific to Engine Control Systems. This position is responsible for creating, communicating, and managing various types of 'program' plans and ensuring the on-time delivery of an embedded controller and/or its sub-components. In addition, you will lead the Daily Stand-Up meeting with key partners to ensure all requirements and tasks are met on-time with "world's best" quality. You will also lead and establish technical direction for both internal (GM) and external (supplier) engineering support personnel. This position includes frequent written and oral communication with executive leadership. Lastly, this role contains a high level of cross-functional responsibility with limited formal authority, providing excellent opportunities for developing and honing the skill of influencing others.

What You'll Do

• Ensure that the product development and release plans are created and executed in adherence to engineering standard work for the purpose of on-time high quality delivery of engine embedded control products.

• Identify and resolve any coordination issues between the various disciplines: software development, calibration, and hardware teams.

• Act as an integration manager and primary interface with customers (e.g., vehicle program teams or vehicle assembly plants) and development partners (e.g., calibration teams, validation teams, or suppliers) of the specific product of responsibility; includes tracking and reporting status of deliverables.

• Provide prioritization of the team backlog.

• Lead or support standard meetings related to specific responsibilities (e.g., Daily stand-up Meeting or Software Execution Team Meeting).

• Provides technical leadership ensuring issue resolution and appropriate technical direction for products of responsibility.

• Escalate issues as required, for executive leadership support.

• Interface with Lead Calibrators and Technical Specialists to escalate SW needs as required.

• Lead system level corrective action teams (e.g., critical launch issues).

• Own system-level preliminary root cause responsibility to identify key issue owners.

• Train, coach, mentor other team members in areas of key technical leadership competencies.

• Lead and support continuous process improvements, best practices, lessons learned, and quality improvement initiatives.

• Single point embedded controller contact for propulsion system product teams: represent controller team at various leadership forums, e.g., Core Product Development Team, Steering Management Team, and GPS PAPIR/PET/CPIT/PPDR.

• Overall Issue (PRTS) leader for all assigned programs: support status review, risk management and working across various teams and leadership levels to deliver program content with best quality.

Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in one of the following: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other equivalent engineering degrees.

• 7+ years of experience in real-time embedded software systems, such as controller hardware design, sensor and actuator design, algorithm design, software development, calibration, integration, testing and validation, electrical architecture design, etc.

• Demonstrated technical project lead or project management experience.

• Demonstrated drive for results and teamwork in project execution.

• Demonstrated analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.

• Demonstrated skill to deliver results in a complex and highly demanding development and production environment: addressing multiple high priority topics with success.

• Experience leading meetings, teams, and peers without direct authority.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master's degree in engineering or Computer Science.

• 5+ years of automotive experience.

• Understanding of trouble shooting and root-causing vehicle issues.

• Understanding of vehicle architecture and Software Driven Vehicle concept

• Experience working on cross-functional initiatives

• Understanding of software, hardware, and calibration integration process

• Experience leading diverse, global, and cross functional teams with a focus on change management

• Familiarity with usage of Generative AI and/or Machine Learning

• Design Release and/or Calibration experience

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

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