Senior Braking Sub-System Lead Engineer

General Motors
Milford, MI

Job Description

The Sub-System Lead Engineer (SSLE) is an individual contributor with recognized expertise responsible for tasks and work throughout the entire vehicle development lifecycle including requirements definition, design and implementation, testing, and problem resolution. Agile, systems engineering, requirements and embedded controls development and calibration knowledge are a definite plus. The drive and tenacity to grow technically and professionally while working on some of General Motor's most exciting features is a must!

Responsibilities

  • Perform complex sub-system analysis to define functional controls and hardware requirements, including the definition of:

  • Noise factors (e.g., aging, build variation, environmental, etc.)

  • Interface mapping (e.g., inputs to outputs)

  • Actuator and sensor performance requirements

  • Input to output transfer functions (e.g., latency, overshoot, oscillation, etc.)

  • Calibration requirements

  • Regulatory, safety and customer facing interactions (e.g., FE/CO2, DQ, Emissions, NVH, Performance)

  • Signal/data retention

  • Leverage physical (e.g., vehicle, bench) and virtual (e.g., models, simulation) to establish and test use cases and acceptance criteria for normal and degraded states of applicable sub-systems

  • Create and maintain Sub-System Technical Specification (SSTS) documents for applicable subsystems

  • Create and maintain sub-system specifications in requirements management software (e.g., Doors, Jama Connect, codebeamer, etc.)

  • Lead Triad meetings to generate Behavioral Technical Specification (BTS) documents

  • Root cause all appliable sub-system related issues and translate solutions into new or revised requirements

  • Create and maintain architecture models at the "Solution" level using Rhapsody.

  • Lead sub-system level FMEAs and collaborate on System and Component FMEAs

  • Use Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Integration Tool (FIT) for managing FMEA processes across applicable subsystems

  • Create and maintain Features, Stories, and/or Change Requests to manage requirements and specifications of sub-systems using change management tools (e.g., IBM Rational Team Concert, Jira, etc.)

  • Collaborate with Controls and Software Engineers to review software implementation ensuring compliance with requirements

  • Review Owner's Manual and Service Information related to the applicable sub-system

  • Provide guidance and input for feature design verification plan by working with System and/or Feature Owners and Validation Engineers

  • Maintain open requirements issue list and review, track, and report on progress and status

  • Support advanced technical work projects that drive future features and vehicle enhancements

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or related engineering discipline

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with General Chassis Systems/Vehicle Dynamics/Kinematics

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with ASIL D safety systems

  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills, including independent judgment and decision-making skills, where problems are very unusual and extremely difficult

  • Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues

  • Physics-based understanding of the Voice-of-Customer

  • Ability to effectively communicate issues, status and recommendations to leadership

  • Proven ability in project management skills and ability to teach others

  • Ability to prioritize work with only limited direction from manager

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

  • Masters or PhD in Engineering with an emphasis on Controls

  • Experience related to specifying physics of dynamic electromechanical systems (e.g., Brakes, Chassis, Suspension, Electrification, Thermal, etc.)

  • Experience with calibration, software, and controls development

  • Experience leveraging simulation environments and plant modeling for testing or requirements generation is a plus (e.g., Matlab/Simulink, CarSim, GT-Power, D-Space, ETAS, etc.)

  • Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., Doors, Jama Connect, codebeamer, etc.)

  • Experience with change management tools (e.g., IBM Rational Team Concert, Jira, etc.)

  • Experience with OBD regulations requirements

  • Experience with safety critical systems

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 may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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Posted 2026-03-15

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