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Job Description

Hybrid:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to Warren Technical Center three times per week, at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role:

The successful candidate will lead development and application of the GM System Safety Process to Active Safety. This work directly supports overall System Safety Case development for these technologies that are critical in achieving GM’s path to Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. In this role you will utilize systems level thinking and partner across the engineering organization to deploy System Safety approaches across our diverse technology set.

We are looking for a highly energetic and creative thinker who can lead this System Safety work and grow our approach for future innovations in the Active Safety spaces.

What You'll Do:

  • Drive systems safety analysis, hazard identification, and risk mitigation efforts using both qualitative and quantitative methods
  • Decompose the top-level system functions, and behaviors into a set of safety requirements that detail expected end-to-end system behavior to implement a holistic safety strategy
  • Develop and maintain clear development pipelines, workflows, and dashboards for these functions, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to develop & deploy a safety strategy that balances feature availability & performance
  • Support definition of the validation & verification plan for safety requirements that evaluates the end-to-end implementation of the function
  • Collaborate with teams to facilitate on-time delivery of safety critical system content
  • Coach cross-functional teams on safety critical system and process-specific knowledge, consulting Senior System Safety engineers as needed.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Qualifications):

  • Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or another Engineering degree
  • A minimum 5 years of post-graduation engineering experience in systems or systems safety analysis, systems engineering, robustness evaluation, development or other related fields
  • Ability to understand complex technical systems
  • Strong technical leadership skills and an ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
  • Basic project management skills
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and has a passion to craft the future
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment with colleagues local and at remote sites
  • DFSS Black Belt certification
  • Ability to travel as needed (5-10% max)

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
  • Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
  • Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
  • Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
  • Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
  • Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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