Senior Systems Engineer

General Motors

Milford, Michigan, United States of AmericaFull-timePosted 20h ago

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Job Description

DUTIES: Analyze 12V performance data from the field and from test properties. Own the total power consumption performance of complex components and electronic control units leading consumption reduction and optimization activities across organizations. Work with systems functional engineers to ensure traceability of system requirements and targets to hardware subsystems. Analyze and summarize status to energy consumption targets based on use cases. Analyze competitive performance with respect to power consumption reduction and optimization strategies. Drive action to the appropriate organizations to address gaps. Serve as subject matter expert for power consumption estimation and power reduction techniques; support component and feature owners as needed to analyze and meet targets. Regularly present project status to cross functional organization key technical personnel and leadership. Lead complex trade-off decisions buy-offs and escalation of power consumption issues with vehicle and product teams. Drive and own the change management for solutions to power consumption issues through the organization using Jira and Epics. Develop low voltage systems requirements and define appropriate test cases. Hybrid Work Policy - 3 days In-office, 2 days remote - Must be able to report to local office.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field of study. Five (5) years of experience as a Senior Systems Engineer or related occupation. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field of study. Two (2) years of experience as a Senior Systems Engineer or related occupation. Two (2) years of experience with the following: Embedded controls requirements development architecture development and systems engineering; Process large amounts of information flow identify multiple parameters interdependencies and inconsistencies to provide both high-level systems overview and domain expertise; Major vehicle systems; and Systems Engineering principles and successful implementations. Six (6) months of experience with the following: Vehicle electrical architectures communication protocols and ECU wakeup strategies.

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