General Motors

Senior Controls Engineer, Scrum Manager

General Motors • $110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 5 years as a Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer or similar role.
  • 5 years in algorithm development and calibration for propulsion systems.
  • 5 years in embedded controls and software development, including MATLAB and Simulink.
  • 3 years in plant modeling and analysis tools, and electrification software development.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Program Management and System Architects to refine program vision.
  • Own and prioritize the team's roadmap and backlog.
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert for the Scrum Team's content.
  • Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum managers for deliverables.
  • Translate product feature strategy into User Stories and assist with their definition and estimation.
  • Provide acceptance criteria for Behavior Driven and Test-Driven Development.
  • Validate Stories against acceptance criteria and ensure compliance with Definition of Done.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work policy: 3 days in-office, 2 days remote.
  • Opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams.
  • Engagement in team demonstrations and retrospectives for continuous improvement.
  • Access to advanced tools and methodologies in automotive engineering.
Full Job Description

Job Description

DUTIES: Collaborate with the Program Management team and System Architects to refine the program vision, own team’s roadmap, and maintain and prioritize team’s backlog. Perform as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scrum Team’s content. Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum managers when deliverables are dependent on other Teams for completion. Work closely with Scrum Team Leader to ascertain Team capacity and translate product feature strategy into User Stories, assisting with Story definition, estimation, and sequencing for Program Increment Planning events. Work day-to-day with the Scrum Teams clarifying requirements, constantly communicating, and gaining alignment around Feature or Product Strategy. Provide clearly defined acceptance criteria to enable Behavior Driven (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Provide guidance for System Demonstration Strategy during Story creation including unit, integration and system level test strategy. Verify Stories are testable and can be used to generate testing objectives. Ensure validation and testing of features occurs prior to End User Acceptance. Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enable the solution to address program priorities including Features and Enablers, thoroughly addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner. Accept each story and participate in Team Demonstrations and Retrospectives to validate quality, providing feedback to team and improving team processes. Validate that Stories meet their pre-determined acceptance criteria, have appropriate, persistent Acceptance tests, and otherwise comply with Definition of Done (DoD). Participate in the following Team and Program Events: Program Increment Planning, Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions, SM/ART Synchronizations. Provide guidance and coaching to Scrum Team members. Hybrid Work Policy – 3 Days In-Office, 2 Days Remote – Must be able to report local office.



REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study. Five (5) years of experience as a Lead Hybrid Calibration Engineer, Hybrid Powertrain Calibration Engineer, or related occupation. Five (5) years of experience in the following: Algorithm development and calibration for propulsion system controls; Embedded controls and controls software development; MATLAB and Simulink, DOORS, GIT environments; and Embedded Controls Development and Delivery Process. Three (3) years of experience in the following: Plant modeling and analysis tools; Electrification Software and Diagnostics development; System modeling and simulation including Software, Hardware, and MIL/SIL/ HIL testing; Controls software development in C programming; and Vehicle propulsion, chassis control, battery high voltage, vehicle energy transfer, charging and automotive system.



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General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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