General Motors

Senior Technology Manager - Signal & Power Distribution

General Motors • $130K — $160K *
Warren, MI 48089Hybrid
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 10+ years of engineering and leadership experience
  • Expertise in low voltage electrical architecture and power distribution
  • Proven ability in shaping technology strategy with wide-reaching impact
  • Experience engaging VP-level and executive stakeholders on complex decisions

Responsibilities

  • Define enterprise strategy for low-voltage power architecture and signal I/O across vehicle portfolio
  • Build technology roadmaps aligned with business priorities and KPIs
  • Lead executive reviews with VP stakeholders to ensure alignment and commitment
  • Evolve strategies based on program feedback and market trends
  • Serve as enterprise owner of low-voltage power architecture artifacts
  • Lead competitor benchmarking and market analysis for strategic positioning
  • Develop a team of technology managers, directing capability building and execution

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model requiring in-office presence
  • Opportunity to shape enterprise-level technology strategy
  • Ability to influence high-stakes decisions at a senior level
  • Leadership role with potential for professional growth
  • Engagement in cutting-edge automotive technology initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role:

This is a high-impact senior leadership role responsible for defining and owning the enterprise technology strategy for Signal and Power Distribution across GM's vehicle portfolio. Signal and Power Distribution encompasses network signals, IOs, and low voltage (LV) power distribution across the electrical architecture.

You will set long-term strategic direction across hardware, software, and systems integration, lead a team of highly capable technology managers, and engage directly with senior executive stakeholders to drive organization-wide alignment. This role demands a rare combination of deep domain expertise, enterprise-level strategic thinking, and thought leadership to influence decisions at the highest levels of the company.

What You'll Do

Technology Strategy and Vision

  • Define and lead the enterprise strategy for low-voltage power architecture and signal I/O technology across GM's full vehicle portfolio


  • Build and govern technology roadmaps aligned to cost, energy, mass, BEC KPIs, vehicle program timing, and long-term business priorities


  • Lead executive reviews with VP-level stakeholders to drive alignment, decisions, and sustained organizational commitment


  • Continuously evolve strategy based on program feedback, competitive trends, and changing business needs


LV Power Architecture Ownership

  • Serve as the enterprise owner for core low-voltage power architecture artifacts, including:


  • Low Voltage Power Diagram: the released and change-controlled source for vehicle low-power schematics across the toolchain


  • Low Voltage Power Topology: the system topology for low-voltage electronics by vehicle segment, developed with Electrical Integration and used to guide design and packaging decisions


  • Low Voltage Budget Dashboard: the enterprise energy allocation baseline across low-voltage systems, including program-level change control, executive reviews, and optimization actions with engineering teams


  • Ensure strong governance, technical rigor, and cross-functional alignment across all architecture artifacts and related decisions


Market Intelligence and Competitive Positioning

  • Lead competitor benchmarking, market analysis, and technology assessments to identify opportunity areas and reduce strategic risk


  • Translate external trends into actionable direction for GM's low-voltage power and signal technology strategy


Organizational Leadership

  • Lead and develop a team of low-voltage power and signal technology managers, setting clear direction, building capability, and enabling high-velocity execution


  • Act as the enterprise escalation point for the most complex signal and power distribution decisions across programs and platforms


Portfolio and Investment Decisions

  • Lead make-versus-buy evaluations that shape GM's in-house hardware strategy, capital investment, and resource allocation decisions


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field


  • 10+ years of engineering and technical leadership experience with demonstrated progression to senior leadership roles


  • Deep expertise in low voltage electrical architecture, power distribution systems, or vehicle network/signal technologies


  • Proven track record of defining and executing technology strategy with enterprise-wide impact


  • Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and align VP-level and senior executive stakeholders on complex, high-stakes decisions


What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Master's degree in engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field


  • Direct experience owning technology roadmaps for automotive electrical architecture across multiple vehicle programs and platforms


  • Prior responsibility for Make vs. Buy decisions and capital allocation for hardware design strategy


  • Experience with energy budgeting and allocation frameworks across complex electrical systems


  • Track record of leading competitive benchmarking and translating market intelligence into product or technology strategy


  • Strong familiarity with SDV architecture, Ethernet-based vehicle networking, and next-generation LV power management approaches


GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

About General Motors

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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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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