Staff Systems Engineer
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Warren • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Develop, maintain, and release supplier requirements CG documents, and manage process documentation within Stages to ensure clarity, compliance, and alignment across teams.
- Establish record retention guidelines and provide permanent storage locations in VMEC Outsourced Software and Calibration site within Global Docs.
- Champion knowledge sharing by designing and delivering impactful training sessions that empower engineering teams to meet compliance requirements for outsourced software and calibration processes.
- Provide strategic guidance and conduct thorough audits of engineering teams during sourcing and supplier management activities, ensuring adherence to VMEC standards and driving continuous improvement.
- Build strong partnerships with purchasing and legal teams to support contract negotiations and evolve commercial requirement definitions, fostering alignment between technical and business objectives.
- Drive integration between in-house development workflows and outsourced supplier processes, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and quality across all deliverables.
- Collaborate with engineering teams beyond VMEC to establish, promote, and institutionalize best practices for purchased software and calibration processes, influencing enterprise-wide standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Extensive experience in software and calibration sourcing, supplier management, and process governance, with a proven track record of delivering results in complex, cross-functional environments.
- Strong understanding of VMEC processes and outsourced software/calibration lifecycle, with the ability to translate technical requirements into actionable strategies.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, foster strong partnerships with peers, and influence process improvements through collaboration, consensus-building, and thought leadership.
- Exceptional communication, documentation, and training skills, enabling clear alignment across engineering, purchasing, and legal teams.
- Strong analytical, auditing, and problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Master’s degree or relevant certifications in systems engineering, software process management, or related disciplines (preferred).
- Hands-on experience with CGs, Stages documentation, and G-Docs record retention systems, demonstrating expertise in compliance and governance frameworks (preferred).
- Familiarity with automotive or large-scale software and calibration development environments, with the ability to integrate best practices across diverse teams (preferred).
Benefits
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software sourcingcalibration managementprocess governancecompliance frameworksauditingproblem-solvingtraining designdocumentationcross-functional leadershipcontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationinfluenceconsensus-buildingthought leadershippartnership buildinganalytical thinkingstrategic guidanceimpactful trainingalignment facilitation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Systems EngineeringMaster’s degree in Software Process Management