company_site
Electrical Subsystem Architect - GM Defense
General Motors
USA
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Discovered 4 days ago
Full Job Posting
What You’ll Do
- Identify subsystem architecture options and building-block alternatives for new GM Defense vehicle and product applications.
- Lead trade studies that compare technical alternatives using packaging, performance, cost, mass, and timing as primary evaluation criteria.
- Translate product and customer needs into subsystem-level architectural requirements, assumptions, and decision criteria.
- Partner with design, systems, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, finance, and program teams to assess solution feasibility and integration risk.
- Develop recommendation packages that clearly communicate trade-offs, key assumptions, risks, and proposed path forward.
- Support early concept development by evaluating carryover, modified, and new-design subsystem solutions.
- Assess subsystem compatibility with overall vehicle and product architecture, including physical integration and interface impacts.
- Drive alignment on subsystem decisions by facilitating technical reviews and cross-functional discussions.
- Support issue resolution when subsystem architecture decisions affect program execution, integration, build, or test outcomes.
- Support the planning and execution of concept demonstrator builds, including ordering component parts and coordinating material needs.
- Assist in developing build instructions and related technical documentation to enable efficient concept demonstrator assembly.
- Resolve build issues during concept demonstrator execution by working with engineering and build teams to identify root cause and implement corrective actions.
- Assess and address subsystem and vehicle performance issues observed during concept demonstrator builds and evaluations, driving improvements into future architectural recommendations.
- Create and maintain engineering analyses, comparison matrices, and decision documentation to support leadership reviews and program checkpoints.
- Contribute to program planning by identifying architecture-related timing risks, dependency impacts, and decision gates.
- Assist Chief Engineers, Program Engineering Managers, and engineering leaders with technical recommendations, scenario analysis, and product definition decisions.
- Perform other related duties as assigned in support of overall vehicle and program success.
- Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- BSE or BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of professional engineering experience in vehicle, subsystem, or product engineering.
- Demonstrated experience in vehicle integration, subsystem architecture, or system-level engineering.
- Deep experience across the full breadth of a subsystem, including requirements, interfaces, packaging, performance, cost, validation, and implementation, gained through work on multiple programs.
- Proven ability to evaluate multiple technical alternatives and make data-driven recommendations based on cost, mass, performance, packaging, and timing.
- Strong understanding of engineering theory and the principles of operation of mechanical and/or electrical systems.
- Experience leading or supporting structured trade studies, decision matrices, and technical down-selection activities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, finance, and program management.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to identify technical risks, assumptions, and integration constraints early in the product development process.
- Experience creating clear, concise engineering recommendations for leadership and program decision forums.
- Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
- What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
- Experience defining subsystem building blocks and architecture strategies for new vehicle or mobility products.
- Background in vehicle-level packaging and interface management across multiple systems.
- Experience performing concept evaluations involving carryover, derivative, and all-new subsystem solutions.
- Vehicle- or system-level EMI/EMC experience, including requirements, design, integration, testing, and problem resolution.
- Familiarity with systems engineering methods, requirements management, DFMEA, DVP&R, and change control processes.
- Experience developing quantitative comparison tools for architecture selection and design trade-off decisions.
- Knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, and serviceability considerations that influence subsystem architecture choices.
- Experience supporting defense, government, or other highly regulated product development programs.
- Ability to synthesize technical, business, and program inputs into clear recommendations that improve overall product outcomes.
- The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
- Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
- #GMD
Qualifications
- Familiarity with systems engineering methods, requirements management, DFMEA, DVP&R, and change control processes.
About General Motors
Automotive10,001+Founded 1908
General Motors is a U.S. automotive company that designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles under brands including Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. The company operates globally across vehicle engineering, manufacturing, sales, and mobility services.
Visit company websiteJobs and hiring trendsApply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at General Motors
Order Fulfillment Channel Manager
Warren, USA
Discovered YesterdayFull-time
Manufacturing Automation Engineer – Cobots
Warren, USA
Discovered YesterdayFull-time
Launch Lead
Arlington, USA
Discovered YesterdayFull-time
Manufacturing Automation Engineer – Cobots
, USA
Discovered YesterdayFull-time
Buick GMC District Sales Manager - Cape Girardeau
, USA
Discovered 2 days agoFull-time
Process Engineer - Gears and Shafts
, USA
Discovered 2 days agoFull-time
Launch Lead
, USA
Discovered 2 days agoFull-time
Order Fulfillment Channel Manager
, USA
Discovered 2 days agoFull-time