Senior Propulsion System Engineer – GPSSC

General Motors

System Engineer focusing on propulsion domain to support engine and transmission requirements at General Motors. Collaborating with feature owners and systems engineers to deliver technical specifications.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeMilford • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and release System Technical Specification (STS)
Ensure system requirements meet Feature and Safety requirements
Participate in feature workgroups to develop and improve customer focused vehicle level features
Create System DFMEA
Participate in Fault Tree Analysis
Collaborate on V&V plan (Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls)
Lead the integration and issue resolution of the system through the development cycle.
Work with subsystem and component teams to optimize system design
Set availability targets, allocate to the subsystems and components, determine feature sensitivity to variation and failure modes, and determine mitigation plans to improve performance to targets.
Support in the scoping of Advanced Technology Work (ATW) projects
Stay abreast of new technology, new processes and methods to predict and improve availability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidate must have one of the following engineering degrees: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering or Computer Science Engineering
5+ years of relevant experience
Understand System development, verification, validation and vehicle manufacturing processes
Extensive experience in transmission and/or engine controls, calibration, hardware design and failure modes
Understand the tradeoffs between system architecture selection and a feature’s functionality/performance
Understand appropriate content for Vehicle and System Level Specifications
Understand the capability and application of various analytical tools
Proactive / results driven individual with high levels of initiative and leadership capability
High level analytical ability where problems are unusual and complex
Strong track record of solving complex problems and outlining the strategy by which others can solve a problem
High level of oral and written communication skills
High level of interpersonal skills to work independently and negotiate effectively with others to meet mutual goals
Be comfortable and willing to make decisions and assume the risk with those decisions
Needs to be open minded, optimistic, approachable, easy to work with and willing to mentor individuals within their own area and other organizations
DFSS Blackbelt

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

System Technical Specification (STS)DFMEAFault Tree AnalysisV&V plantransmission controlsengine controlscalibrationhardware designsystem architectureanalytical tools

Soft Skills

proactiveresults drivenleadershipanalytical abilityproblem solvingoral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsdecision makingmentoring

Certifications

DFSS Blackbelt