Senior Engineering Manager – Virtual Test Platforms
General Motors
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $216,000 - $331,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Manage and engineering team and/or managers specializing in virtual mechatronics and simulation technologies.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Define and execute engineering roadmaps for virtual mechatronics platforms aligned with GM’s enterprise architecture and product development goals.
- Champion adoption of digital twin technology, virtualized testing environments, and model-based design practices.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable virtual simulation environments and mechatronic integration tools.
- Oversee system performance, scalability, and cost optimization for virtual engineering platforms.
- Partner with product development, software engineering, hardware teams, and suppliers to enable seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
- Establish best practices for virtual engineering workflows, including simulation lifecycle management, CI/CD for models, and data governance.
- Support workforce planning and succession strategies for emerging technical roles in mechatronics and simulation.
- Mentor technical leaders and engineers to build future-ready capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Software engineering, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, with 3+ years in leadership roles managing technical teams.
- Proven experience in MCU/low-level firmware systems and virtualization platforms
- Strong understanding of multi-domain integration (mechanical, electrical, software) and virtual validation workflows.
- Ability to balance technical depth with leadership and business execution.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
- GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
- Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
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Hard skills
virtual mechatronicssimulation technologiesdigital twin technologymodel-based designMCU systemsfirmware systemsvirtualization platformssimulation lifecycle managementCI/CD for modelsdata governance
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementinnovationcollaborationcontinuous learningmentoringworkforce planningsuccession strategiestechnical depth
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering